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Field photograph·C00956·1927–28

Tomb 427 at Lapithos, during excavation

Tomb 427 at Lapithos during excavation, showing the tomb chamber opening behind a sloping cut with loose stones on the floor
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00956. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut tomb is partly excavated, with a sloping cut leading down to a dark chamber opening in the back wall. Loose stones lie heaped in the bottom of the cut, and a row of stones forms a wall along the upper edge at the top left. The surrounding soil walls are bare and crumbly, and no people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 427 at Lapithos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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