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Field photograph·C00040·1927

Tomb 313 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

Tomb 313 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: excavated tomb chamber with rocks and grass during excavation
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00040. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded, pit-like tomb chamber is cut down into pale earth, with a dry-stone wall running along its upper right edge. Several loose rocks lie on the floor of the chamber, and a flat stone slab stands in the foreground beside grass and loose soil. No people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 313 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with stones and grass, during excavation.

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