Field photograph·C00119·1927

Tomb 306 c. at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 306 c. at Lapithos: a man kneels among pottery vessels and bones in an excavated tomb chamber. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00119. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a light shirt, dark waistcoat and trousers kneels inside a rock-cut tomb chamber, one hand resting on the soil floor. Around him lie pottery vessels: a large rounded jar at left, a small jug in the centre and a bowl near the right. Long bones lie in the soil at lower left and centre.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 306 c. at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba: tomb chamber with objects and a person, during excavation.

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