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Field photograph·C02792·1930

Excavation at Mersinaki

Excavation at Mersinaki: a round stone disc with a square hole set against an earth face in a cutting
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02792. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A cutting at Mersinaki, with a round stone disc that has a square central hole set upright against a vertical face of earth. Flat stone slabs lie on the ground in front of it, and a few small pale rings are visible among the stones on the floor of the trench. The surrounding ground is bare, dry soil, and no people are in view.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation at Mersinaki with a round stone disc with a square hole set against a cut earth face.
Description, scan 2
A round stone disc with a square central hole stands upright against the cut face of an excavated trench. Flat stones lie at its base among loose soil, and the earth walls show rough, layered surfaces. The ground above and at the trench edges is pale, with scattered small stones.

English, translated from the Swedish record

From the excavation at Mersinaki.

Swedish, as on the record

Från utgrävningen i Mersinaki.

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