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Field photograph·C00012·1927

Tomb 315 at Lapithos, during excavation

Tomb 315 at Lapithos during excavation, with a large stone lying inside the open tomb chamber and spoil heaps around it
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00012. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavated pit with stepped, cut sides and a large rounded stone lying inside, with a dark opening in the wall on the right. Loose soil heaps surround the cut, and a second excavated hollow lies behind it in a field. Trees and a low line of hills stand in the distance beyond the cultivated ground.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 315 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos: tomb chamber with stones and trees, during excavation.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)