Object photograph·Csn3083·1927–1931

Used and unused ancient timber caps placed on posts, Cypriote mining

Two pieces of ancient timber side by side, used on the left and unused on the right, with a ruler between them. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3083. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two wooden pieces stand upright on a pale cloth backdrop, with a ruler placed between them. The left piece is weathered, with a rough, split and fibrous upper end and a rounded body. The right piece is darker and smoother with grain running lengthwise, its upper end broken and a step cut into its lower left side.

English, translated from the original record

End portions of used (left) and unused (right) ancient timber caps placed horizontally on posts.