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Field photograph·C00032·1927

Tomb 311 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba, during excavation

Tomb 311 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba, during excavation, showing an upright stone slab and stones in the chamber
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00032. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into an excavated pit with dark soil walls and a band of stones along the top edge. An upright stone slab stands beside a dark cavity at left, and a rounded stone sits in the back wall. Loose pale earth and rubble form a spoil heap in the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 311 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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