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Field photograph·C02807·1930

Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in K-L 19-20

Carved stone sculpture fragments lying in situ at Mersinaki, many marked with number labels
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02807. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Broken carved stone fragments lie tumbled together in the ground at Mersinaki, including a rounded head, long curved sections and several heavy blocks. Many pieces carry handwritten number labels, and the surrounding soil and rock are visible around them.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pale stone fragments lying in the ground at Mersinaki, many marked with blue numbered labels.
Description, scan 2
A dense cluster of weathered, pale stone pieces lies in the ground among rubble and dark shadows. The larger pieces include an elongated rounded block at left, a piece with ridged, toothed edges at centre, and a rounded piece at lower right. Many of the pieces carry blue numbered labels, and the objects are shown as they lie where they were found.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The objects found in situ at Mersinaki in K-L 19-20.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålen som hittades in situ i Mersinaki i K-L 19-20.

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