Object photograph·Csn3071·1927–1931

Cypriote Mining, Skouriotissa: blocks of "Roman" slag

Block of slag from Skouriotissa standing beside a measuring rod
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3071. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavy, dark block of slag lies on a pale ground, with a rough, layered surface and pale glossy patches. It tapers toward a rounded top at the right, where a graduated measuring rod stands upright against it. The block casts a shadow across the ground to the right.

English, translated from the original record

Blocks of "Roman" slag from Skouriotissa, each a single pour for smelting furnaces.

More from Skouriotissa

14 items in the archive

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