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Field photograph·C00065·1927

Tomb 303 a at Lapithos, during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 303 a at Lapithos during excavation, with scattered skeletal remains and stones in the soil
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00065. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down onto excavated soil, several clusters of bones lie in the ground: a skull-like shape and long bone fragments near the top, a larger scatter in the centre, and more bones at the left edge. Rounded stones sit among and beside the bones on the pale, dusty surface.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 303 a at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with a skeleton and stones, during excavation.

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