Field photograph·C02288·1930

Tomb 11 at Amathus, find in situ

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 11 at Amathus with human bones and pottery vessels in situ in the chamber — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02288. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into a stone-lined tomb cut into packed earth, with the chamber floor below. Human bones, including a skull at the upper left and a skeleton with long bones in the centre, lie among dark soil and scattered small objects. Several bowls and jugs sit near the far wall at the top right.

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Description, scan 2: Looking down into an excavated tomb chamber with a stone-lined entrance on the left. Human bones lie in a disordered group in the centre, with a skull near the upper edge, and several pottery vessels and fragments lie around them on the floor. The surrounding earth walls of the cutting are visible above.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 11, find in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 11, fyndlagret in situ. Amathus Svenska Cypernexpeditionen