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Field photograph·C01309·1929

Tomb 59 at Marion

Tomb 59 at Marion: a large rectangular stone slab set in excavated soil, with a dark cavity above it and a smaller stone at left.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01309. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large, roughly rectangular stone slab lies in the centre of an excavated area, its surface pitted and worn. A dark opening shows in the soil above it, and a narrower upright stone stands at the left edge. Small stones and pebbles are scattered through the packed earth around the slabs.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 59 at Marion: excavation, with stones.

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