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Field photograph·C00053·1927

Tomb 319 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

Tomb 319 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber during excavation, with two large stones inside.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00053. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular cut in the ground, with earth sides, opens onto a dark soil floor where two large stones lie, one standing against the back and one at the right side. Grass and loose soil grow along the upper edge, and pale excavated earth is heaped around the cut.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 319 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with grass and stones, during excavation.

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