Object photograph·Csn3084·1927–1931

Cypriote Mining: ancient timber distorted by pressure from above

Three pieces of ancient timber, bent and distorted, laid out on a pale cloth with a measuring rod above them. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3084. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three dark, weathered wooden pieces lie on a light cloth, each bent or warped out of shape. The top piece is straight with a pale, flaking surface, while the middle and lower pieces curve sharply and show split, fibrous ends. A metal measuring rod with a folding end runs across the middle, and thin threads hold the pieces in place.

English, translated from the original record

Ancient timber distorted by pressure from above, showing wooden parts.