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Object photograph·C05279b·1927–1931

Kythrea

Long narrow stone find from Kythrea, tapering at the top, with a rough dark edge, photographed on a grey background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05279b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow stone object stands upright on a grey background, tapering toward a broken-looking upper end. Its surface is grey-brown and mottled, with a roughened dark edge along one side and a smoother darker band along the other. White painted or retouched shapes flank it on both sides.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Kythrea.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Kythrea.

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