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Field photograph·C03099·1929–31

Wall and stones at the palace at Vouni

Excavated floor surface at the palace at Vouni, bounded by stone walls on two sides
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03099. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flat, pale floor surface of packed earth or plaster runs across the middle of the view, with rough stone walls along its left and right edges. In the foreground a shallow cut shows a stepped edge of the floor level above loose, gravelly soil scattered with small stones.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated area at Vouni with a stone wall along its edges and a trench cut along the near side of a flat, pale surface
Description, scan 2
A flat, pale level surface fills the middle of the picture, with a deep narrow trench cut along its near edge exposing darker layers of soil. Rough stone walling runs along the top left and down the right side. Loose gravel and small stones cover the ground in the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Wall and stones at the palace at Vouni.

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