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Field photograph·C01454·1929

Tomb 14 at Ayios Iakovos

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeletal remains and skulls on the floor of Tomb 14 at Ayios Iakovos during excavation
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01454. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Several skeletons lie in a rock-cut tomb chamber, with skulls and long bones scattered across the excavated floor. A small rounded vessel sits in the background at upper left, and the chamber walls are of pale, rough-cut earth. The bones are partly mixed with soil.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 14 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with a skeleton and objects, during excavation.

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