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Field photograph·C00108·1927

Tomb 301 at Lapithos during excavation

Tomb 301 at Lapithos during excavation, showing stones lying on the sandy floor of the tomb chamber.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00108. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down onto the sandy floor of a tomb chamber, with a rough, pitted rock face behind. Two loose groups of rounded stones lie on the ground, one to the left and a smaller group to the right. A pale cloth is partly visible at the lower left edge.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 301 at Lapithos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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