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Field photograph·C01281·1929

Tomb 39 at Marion

Interior of Tomb 39 at Marion during excavation, showing a rock-cut opening and a ledge along the wall.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01281. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Interior of a rock-cut tomb seen from inside, with a rounded opening in the rock wall and a rough-cut ledge running along the left side. The floor is a pale, uneven surface of soil and rock, with a dark patch near the centre and a shadowed recess on the right.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 39 at Marion: during excavation, with passages and stones visible.

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