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Object photograph·Csn3105·1927–1931

Cypriote Mining: stone probably used as base for timber post

Rounded stone with white flecks, photographed on a plain surface; probably used as a base for a timber post.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3105. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single dark, roughly rounded stone sits on a smooth, pale surface, casting a strong shadow to its right. Its rough surface has several small pale patches and a few shallow hollows, and one side is flattened. The photograph is taken at a slight angle from above, with the stone filling much of the centre of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Stone probably used as base for timber post. Cypriote Mining.