Field photograph·C00111·1927–28

Tomb 417 at Lapithos, door packing

Stones packed into the doorway of Tomb 417 at Lapithos, set into a rough earthen cut face. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00111. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heap of rounded and angular stones fills a roughly circular opening cut into a crumbling earth face. The stones are closely fitted, with larger blocks at the lower edge and smaller stones packed above them. The bare soil in front is level, and a partly visible number label sits at the bottom edge of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 417 at Lapithos: stones packing the door, during excavation.

Type: Field photograph
Number: C00111
Date: 1927–28 (Lapithos, Kastros (necropolis, Tombs 401-429): 18 November to 10 December 1927, and 14 March to early April 1928)
Photographer: John Lindros
Sites: Lapithos, Lapithos-Kastros
Excavation: Lapithos: the Swedish Cyprus Expedition
Tomb: Lapithos-Kastros, SCE Tomb 417
Published in: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931, Vol. I (text)
Published as a figure in: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931, Vol. I (text), p. 227, fig. 83
Holder's label: Lapithos Kastros T. 401-429, 1. Tomb 417. Door packing.
Materials: glass negative, black-and-white print
Keywords: excavation, tomb, stones, tomb chamber
Held by: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
Licence: Public domain (CC0) (our English text: CC BY 4.0)

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