Field photograph·C01432·1929

Tomb 7 at Ayios Iakovos, tomb chamber during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb chamber at Ayios Iakovos during excavation, with bones and rounded objects set in the soil
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01432. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Close view into Tomb 7 during excavation, with a crumbling soil face across the top of the frame. Several bones lie in the earth, including long bone shafts near the top and a vertical bone with a rounded upper end at the centre. Two large rounded objects sit at the lower edges of the frame, and a dark opening is visible at the left.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 7 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones and objects, during excavation.

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