Field photograph·C01446·1929

Tomb 5 at Ayios Iakovos, during excavation

Tomb 5 at Ayios Iakovos during excavation, showing a tomb entrance with a flat stone slab across its lower part.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01446. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep, narrow cutting in pale soil descends toward a tomb opening in the far wall. A long flat stone slab lies across the lower part of the opening, and the dark interior is visible behind it. The steep earthen sides of the excavation rise on both sides and along the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 5 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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