Field photograph·C00098·1927

Tomb 303 a at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, during excavation

Two excavated tomb openings in an earth cutting at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, with a stepped cut above them — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00098. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two dark openings are cut into the sides of an excavated earth face, one at centre left and one at lower right. Pale stones and rubble lie on the floor inside the right-hand opening. A stepped cut rises across the centre of the excavation, and the walls are rough, layered soil.

English, translated from the original record

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

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