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Field photograph·C00412·1927

Tomb 317 at Lapithos, interior

Tomb 317 interior at Lapithos, with broken pottery, a small bowl and large stones on the earthen floor
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00412. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Broken pottery and a small bowl lie on the earthen floor of the tomb, among several large pale stones. A vessel fragment with a ring handle is at upper left, with a broken rim piece beside it. Faint elongated shapes between the stones may be bones, but they are not clearly identifiable.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Tomb 317 at Lapithos, interior: a handled vessel, a small bowl and pale lumps on a sandy tomb floor
Description, scan 2
The sandy floor of a tomb chamber holds scattered finds, shown close up under strong side light. A broken vessel with a dark loop handle lies at the upper left, with a small rounded bowl to its right. Several pale, rough lumps lie across the floor, and a fragment of pottery sits near the lower right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 317, interior. Lapithos.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 317, interiör. Lapithos. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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