Field photograph·C00035·1927

Tomb 314 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba, during excavation

Tomb 314 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba, with a large stone lying in the chamber opening during excavation. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00035. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular opening cut into a steep face of pale earth leads into a tomb chamber, and a large rounded boulder lies in the entrance with a smaller stone to its right. The chamber's upper edge and sides are sharply cut into the soil, and loose sandy earth covers the ground in the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 314 at Lapithos, Vrysi Tou Barba: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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