Object photograph·C05140b·1927–1931

Mortar from Petra Tou Limniti (P.T.L.64a)

Large stone mortar from Petra tou Limniti, a rough block with a deep hollow worn into its upper face. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05140b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavy, roughly shaped grey stone block with a deep, bowl-like hollow cut into its top, the rim uneven and the outer surfaces weathered. The object sits on a pale surface with a blue-and-white banded strip along its base, and a plain grey backdrop fills the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Petra Tou Limniti.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Petra Tou Limniti.

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