Field photograph·C02776·1930

Pit H 14-15 with finds, in situ

Pit H 14-15 with broken vessels and sherds lying in situ in sandy soil
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02776. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Overhead view of a rounded pit cut into pale sandy soil, filled with broken vessels lying where they were found. Several open-mouthed vessels sit at the left and centre, and a heap of sherds and fragments spreads across the right side. Strong shadows fall across the pit edges, and no people are present.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pit H 14-15 with broken pottery vessels and sherds lying in situ in the excavated ground, seen from above
Description, scan 2
A view from above into a pit cut into pale soil, with many broken pottery vessels lying together. On the left are several large open vessels with rounded bodies and short necks, some with handles, while a heap of sherds and broken vessel walls fills the centre and right. Deep shadows fall across the pit floor.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pit H 14-15 with finds, in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Grop H 14-15 med fynd, in situ.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)