Field photograph·C01449·1929

Tomb 4 at Ayios Iakovos

Tomb 4 at Ayios Iakovos: a stone slab in the opening of a tomb chamber in an excavation trench.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01449. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation trench with pale soil walls shows a rock-cut tomb opening on the left. A flat, dark stone slab stands in the opening, and the dark chamber is visible behind and below it. Loose soil and stones lie along the top edge of the trench.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 4 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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