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Field photograph·C02811·1930

Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II

Carved stone fragments lying in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II, among rubble in an excavated pit
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02811. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Broken stone pieces lie in situ at the base of an excavated pit with earthen walls. A large cylindrical stone and a long carved fragment with folds rest among smaller rounded stones and rubble, and a dark fragment lies lower right. Loose soil and a stony surface fill the foreground, and the shadowed edge of the pit runs down the right side.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II: broken stone pieces lying in an excavated pit
Description, scan 2
View down into an excavated pit with rock-cut sides and loose soil on the floor. Several broken stone pieces lie together in the centre, including a long cylindrical piece running diagonally and a fragment with vertical grooves. Smaller rounded stones sit in the foreground, and a thin upright slab stands near the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålen som hittades in situ vid Mersinaki i Pit II.

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