Field photograph·C01202·1929

Tomb 16 at Marion, dromos

Dromos of Tomb 16 at Marion, a stepped passage cut down into the ground toward a tomb entrance. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01202. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular cut in the earth leads down through a flight of rough-hewn stone steps, with the top blocks larger than the lower treads. The sides of the cut are earthen banks with stones and small plants along the edge. A wooden board or tool handle appears at the lower right corner, and dry grass lies on the surface around the cut.

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Description, scan 2: A sloping passage of stone steps descends between earth-cut sides to the entrance of a tomb, where large rectangular blocks fill the opening. The steps are worn and pale in places, and loose stones and grass lie on the edges of the cut. A wooden frame or tripod leg appears at the lower right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 16, dromos. Marion.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 16, dromos. Marion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen