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Field photograph·C09732

Excavation with stone construction in the Kyrenia Mountains

Ruined stone walls and arched openings with loose stones on the ground, Kyrenia Mountains
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09732. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Ruined stone walls with a series of arched openings receding into the background, and a thick pier of rough stonework on the left. Loose stones and rubble lie on the ground in the foreground, and bright open ground shows through the far arch. The plaster on some wall surfaces has partly flaked away.

Other scans of this record (3)

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Description, scan 2
A view through a ruined building with several pointed arches springing from rough stone piers and walls. Rubble and fallen stones lie on the ground in the foreground, and a bright opening shows at the far end. No people are shown; the masonry has weathered plaster and loose stone at the top of the frame.
Description, scan 3
Looking through a ruined interior, a thick stone wall on the left frames a series of arched openings in rubble-covered walls. The arches lead the eye deeper into the structure, where a narrow doorway opens onto a bright area. Loose stones and rubble cover the ground in the foreground.
Description, scan 4
Looking along a passage of ruined stone masonry, two arched openings frame a view onward to a lighter area beyond. The walls are rough and partly plastered, with loose rubble and soil on the floor in the foreground. No people or finds are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Stone construction during excavation, in the Kyrenia Mountains.

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