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Field photograph·C00083·1927–28

Tomb 405 at Lapithos Kastros, during excavation

Tomb 405 at Lapithos Kastros during excavation, showing two rectangular openings cut into the ground with spoil heaps around them
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00083. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two rectangular openings cut into the excavated ground lead down into dark, shadowed chambers, with pale cut edges and banked earth around them. A heap of loose soil rises behind, and a dry-stone wall runs along the top left. A flat stone block lies at the left edge, and a wooden tool handle rests on the spoil at the top centre.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 405 at Lapithos Kastros: tomb chamber with stones and tools, during excavation.

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