Field photograph·C03107·1929–31

Building and tree at the palace at Vouni, during excavation

Excavated stone blocks and wall faces at Vouni palace, with a small stone building and trees on the ridge behind
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03107. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The photograph shows an excavated area at Vouni with large cut stone blocks and rough rock faces in the foreground. A dark opening or recess sits at the left, with a pale slip of paper lying on the ground in the cutting. On the ridge behind stands a small stone building, with several trees and shrubs against a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

The palace at Vouni: a building and a tree, during excavation.

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