Field photograph·C00422·1927–28

Tomb 428 at Lapithos, during excavation

Excavation of Tomb 428 at Lapithos, showing a narrow cut in the earth filled with stones.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00422. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow, deep cut runs down through the frame between pale banks of earth, with a dark floor at the bottom. Stones and rubble fill the upper middle of the cut, with several larger blocks lying among smaller stones. A tree root projects from the bank at the lower left.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 428 at Lapithos, Kastros: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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