Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3090·1927–1931

Cypriote mining: method of shaping ancient crib-timers

Ancient wooden crib-timbers forming a frame, set on a light cloth in front of a tent.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3090. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular frame of weathered, dark timber pieces sits on a pale cloth laid over the ground. The longer beams are squared and notched at the corners, with a shorter cross-piece and a stacked timber along the back, and the wood shows cracks and pale patches. A tent wall and a dark pole are visible at the right edge.

English, translated from the original record

Cypriote mining: method of shaping ancient crib-timers, showing a frame and wood.