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Field photograph·C00020·1927

Tomb 302 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, during excavation

Tomb 302 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, during excavation, showing the opening of a tomb chamber in a rough earthen wall.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00020. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking into a tomb chamber cut into a rough, crumbling earthen wall, with a rectangular opening set low at the centre-right. The floor in front is uneven soil with scattered small stones and clods. The surrounding walls show pitted, layered surfaces, and the chamber beyond the opening is dark and recessed.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 302 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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