Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn3059

Cypriote mining: ancient mine timber

Weathered ancient mine timber with a folding ruler laid across it.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3059. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large, weathered wooden beam fills the frame, running diagonally from top to bottom against a dark background. Its surface is split, cracked and pale in places, with a darker, rotted break near the top. A wooden folding ruler lies across the middle of the timber, marked in centimetres.

English, translated from the original record

Ancient mine timber from a copper mine in Cyprus, with a ruler.