Field photograph·C02782·1930

Finds in situ in pit H 14-15 at Mersinaki

Pottery vessels and figure fragments lying in situ in excavated pit H 14-15 at Mersinaki — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02782. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Vessels and figure fragments lie in situ in a pit at Mersinaki, photographed from above. Jugs, bowls and a large ring-shaped basin sit among broken sherds, with a hand visible at centre left and figures at the right edge, one headless and one wearing a conical cap. The sloping earth wall of the excavation rises behind the finds.

Other scans of this record (3)

Description, scan 2: Overhead view into an excavated pit where many vessels lie in the soil, some broken and some still holding earth. Several large jars and bowls are grouped in the centre and to the right, and small figurines with rounded heads stand among the pottery at lower right. Earth walls rise behind the pit and the ground around it is pale and dry.
Description, scan 3: Pottery vessels lie in situ at the bottom of an excavated pit, some broken and partly filled with soil. A large ring-shaped basin sits near the centre, with jars and jugs grouped around it on the left and right. The earth wall of the pit rises behind the finds, and a dark edge of a structure shows at the top right corner.
Description, scan 4: Many pottery vessels lie where they were found in a cut pit, some broken and partly filled with soil. A large open bowl stands near the centre, and tall jars and smaller jugs cluster on the left and right. The pit's earth walls rise behind the finds, and a small figure-like object is visible at the lower right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Finds in situ in pit H 14-15, Mersinaki.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd in situ i grop H 14-15. Mersinaki. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen