Object photograph·Csn3097·1927–1931

Cypriote mining: method of shaping ancient crib-timbers

Stacked wooden crib-timbers with notched, interlocking ends, resting on sand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3097. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Four squared timbers are laid crosswise in two layers, their ends notched so they interlock as a crib. The wood is dark and weathered with pale patches and worn surfaces. They rest on a flat, sandy ground under a plain light background, and the print has a light card border.

English, translated from the original record

Cypriote mining. Method of shaping ancient crib-timbers, in wood.