Field photograph·Csn1650·1928

Idalion Acropolis

Stone wall remains on the Acropolis of Idalion, with gaps between the blocks, loose soil and scrub below.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1650. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rough stone wall of flat, layered blocks rises across the frame, with dark gaps and a hollow between the stones. Loose soil and rubble lie in the foreground, and a small shrub grows at the lower right beneath a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at the Acropolis of Idalion, with stones and vegetation visible.

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