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Field photograph·C00780·1928

Trachonas, T.1 interior

Interior of tomb T.1 at Trachonas, showing an arched stone chamber lit through an opening in the back wall.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00780. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking into a stone chamber with a curved, arched roof of smooth-cut stone. A bright opening in the back wall lets light in, and a large dark stone slab lies against the left side. The floor is pale and bare, and the walls are built of rectangular stone blocks in courses.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Interior of Trachonas T.1, showing a curved stone ceiling and a bright opening in the back wall
Description, scan 2
View inside a stone chamber with a curved ceiling of large cut blocks. A bright opening in the back wall lets in daylight, and a large rough stone lies on the floor at the lower left. A small number label sits in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Trachonas, T.1 interior.

Swedish, as on the record

Trachonas, T.1 interiör Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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