Field photograph·C01172·1929

Excavation at Tomb 12 at Marion, with boxes and stones

Excavation at Tomb 12 at Marion, showing the sloping dromos leading down to the dark tomb entrance. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01172. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep, sloping cutting through dry scrubland leads down to the dark arched opening of a tomb. Pale boxes and scattered stones lie at the edge of the cut on the left, and the earth walls of the cutting are clearly visible. The tomb interior is in deep shadow.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Tomb 12 at Marion, with boxes and stones.

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