Object photograph·Csn3064·1927–1931
Cypriote Mining: polished cross section of wood with metallic copper
Description
A round, dark cross section of wood photographed on a pale grey backdrop, with a cast shadow falling to the right. Concentric growth rings run through the piece, and many small bright specks, flecks of metal, are scattered in a band across the rings. Two cracks run through the wood, one from the top edge toward the centre and one across the lower right.
English, translated from the original record
Polished cross section of wood found in ancient mine workings, showing metallic copper deposited during the centuries the wood lay buried.