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Field photograph·C00059·1927

Tomb 316 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

Tomb 316 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: excavated tomb chamber with round openings in its back wall
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00059. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut tomb chamber is partly excavated into pale, crumbly soil, with a dark doorway opening at the lower left. Three rounded openings pierce the back wall, and a rounded block of stone lies across the foreground. No people or tools are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 316 at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation, with tools.

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