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Field photograph·C00081·1927

Tombs 320 and 323 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos

Excavated tombs 320 and 323 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, with cut earth sides and stones on the floor
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00081. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two cut openings lie in a deep excavated pit, with pale earth banks and dark soil at the front. A large rounded boulder and an upright stone slab stand on the floor of the cut, and loose stones lie on the spoil at the edges. Dry grass grows along the top of the excavation in the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation of Tombs 320 and 323 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, showing cut earth walls, stones and dry grass at the edges.
Description, scan 2
A view down into an excavation with steep earth walls and loose stones along the edges. Two cut hollows are visible: a heap of large rounded boulders sits against the back wall on the left, and an upright slab stands in the centre-right with a rock at its foot. Dry grass grows along the top edge of the excavated ground.

English, translated from the original record

Tombs 320 and 323 at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, during excavation, with grass and stones visible.

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