Field photograph·C01259·1929

Tomb 32 at Marion, niche III opened

Rock-cut niche in Tomb 32 at Marion, opened, with a small handled vessel lying inside it — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01259. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut niche in the wall of Tomb 32 at Marion stands open as a dark recess. Inside, a small vessel with a handle and a narrow neck rests against the rock, and a second small object sits on the niche floor to the right. The rough, layered rock surrounds the opening, with loose soil at the lower left and the shadow of the photographer falling across the lower right.

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Description, scan 2: A rough, pale rock-cut wall is pierced by an arched opening into a dark chamber. Inside, a small handled jug with a rounded body rests against the left side of a smooth, dusty surface, and a second object sits at the right. The shadow of the photographer falls across the lower right of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 32, niche III opened. Marion.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 32, nisch III öppnad. Marion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen