Field photograph·C02962·1930

Excavation at Amathus with stone construction

Excavation at Amathus showing a stone construction of large cut blocks and slabs set in a trench — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02962. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated trench holds a built stone construction of large pale blocks, with a long slab lying across the top. Flat slabs step down on the right, and a dark recess opens at the lower centre with smaller stones lying at its foot. Loose earth and rubble surround the cut.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Amathus showing a stone construction.

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