Field photograph·C03140·1929–31

Stones during excavation at the palace at Vouni

Excavated stone masonry wall at the palace at Vouni, with large squared blocks laid in courses.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03140. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone wall of large, roughly squared blocks laid in courses, with a stepped projecting section on the left and a smoother face running back to the right. The base stands on bare, soil-covered ground, and the broken top edge is strewn with loose stones and rubble.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated stone walls of ashlar blocks at the palace at Vouni, with rubble on top and a hazy sky behind.
Description, scan 2
Two stone walls meet at a corner, with haze washing out the background. The left wall is built of large rectangular blocks in courses, with a longer lower course and a loose heap of rubble on top. The right wall runs back into the haze, also of squared blocks, above a flat ground surface.

English, translated from the original record

Stones during excavation at the palace at Vouni.

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