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Field photograph·C00026·1927

Tomb 302 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, during excavation

Tomb 302 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, during excavation, showing a dark tomb opening cut into a pale earth face.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00026. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, roughly oval opening is cut into a pale, rough earth face, with loose soil spread on the ground in front of it. Wooden boards and a timber frame lie at the lower left edge beside the opening. The interior is too dark to show stones or contents clearly.

English, translated from the original record

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

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