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Field photograph·C01270·1929

Tomb 34 at Marion

Tomb 34 at Marion during excavation, showing a rectangular cut descending in steps toward a dark opening.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01270. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular cut in packed soil descends in stepped levels toward a dark opening at the far end. Pale earth banks rise on both sides, and small stones lie scattered over the ground around the excavation.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 34 at Marion, during excavation, with stones.

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