Field photograph·C02285·1930

Amathus T. 2-26: skeleton and objects during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Amathus tomb during excavation, with a skeleton and pottery vessels lying on the floor of the chamber — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02285. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into a deep cut in the ground, with earth walls rising on either side and a tomb opening at the far end. On the floor of the chamber several pottery vessels, including jugs, bowls and jars, sit in a cluster. In the centre, long bone shapes of a skeleton lie in the soil among the objects.

English, translated from the original record

Amathus T. 2-26: a skeleton with objects, during excavation at Amathus.

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