Field photograph·C04329·1928

Idalion Acropolis excavation with rocks and stones

Excavation on the Acropolis at Idalion: a cut through layered pale rock leading to a dark opening
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04329. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow cutting runs down between banks of layered pale rock and stone, with a dark arched opening at its far end. The ground rises behind the cutting to a bare, rubbly slope under an overcast sky. No people are at work in the view.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation on the Acropolis at Idalion, with rocks and stones visible.

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