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Field photograph·C01150·1929

Tomb 2 at Marion, during excavation

Interior of Tomb 2 at Marion during excavation, showing rock-cut walls and a loose soil floor
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01150. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking into the rock-cut interior of Tomb 2 at Marion, with layered, weathered rock forming the walls and an irregular, overhanging ceiling. Dark recesses are cut into the rock on the left and right, and the floor is pale, loose soil that has been partly cleared during the excavation.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 2 at Marion, during excavation, with rock visible.

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