Field photograph·C00981·1928

Tomb 602 at Lapithos, interior with finds in situ

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 602 at Lapithos, interior with a skeleton and pottery vessels in situ — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00981. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Interior of a rock-cut tomb with rough rock walls on both sides and loose soil on the floor. A skeleton lies stretched along the floor, the skull at left and the long bones running to the right. Several pottery vessels, including a jug with a handle and a small bowl, stand against the back wall beside the skull, and two flat dishes lie higher up against the wall.

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Description, scan 2: Looking down into a tomb chamber cut into soil and stone, a skeleton lies along the floor in the lower centre, with the skull at its left end. Several jugs and a small juglet stand against the left wall, and two shallow dishes lie against the back wall in the middle.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 602, interior with finds in situ. Lapithos.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 602, interiör med fynd in situ. Lapithos. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen