Field photograph·C00003·1927

Tomb 301 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

Excavated tomb at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, with a dry-stone wall at the back and large stones inside the cut — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00003. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular excavated cut seen from above, with a wall of large roughly laid stones along its back edge. A few large stones lie on the dark floor of the cut, and its sides show layers of soil. Pale sandy spoil surrounds the excavation, and a small dark rectangular object rests on the edge at upper right.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 301 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with walls and stones, during excavation.

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