Field photograph·C00433·1927–28

Tomb 428 at Lapithos, during excavation

Tomb 428 at Lapithos during excavation: a narrow cut with stones and rubble at its far end
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00433. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow, deep cutting with steep earth walls runs away from the camera toward a dark recess filled with loose stones and rubble. The floor in the foreground is flat and sandy, and the soil faces show a rough, tool-cut texture.

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)