Object photograph·Csn3055·1927–1931

Cypriote Mining. Skouriotissa. Fragments of woven reed basket

Fragments of a woven reed basket from Skouriotissa, lying on a pale block beside a ruler. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3055. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, tangled mass of thin woven fibres or reed strands sits on a pale rectangular block. A flat ruler with centimetre markings lies in front of it for scale. The plain background is a light grey surface, and the strands are curled and broken at the edges.

English, translated from the original record

Fragments of a woven reed basket from Skouriotissa.

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