Field photograph·C02293·1930

Tomb 21 at Amathus, beads and bones in situ

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 21 at Amathus with small beads and long bones lying in situ on a rocky surface — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02293. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Long bones, including a thigh-like bone and smaller fragments, lie across a rough, crumbly rock surface. Many small round beads are scattered among them, and dark rock and soil fill the background. The bones and beads are shown where they were found, with no people or tools in view.

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Description, scan 2: An overhead view of a block of soil and stone with several long bones lying across its surface, including what looks like a leg bone. Many small pale ring-shaped beads are scattered among the bones and around them, apparently still where they were found. The surroundings are dark soil and rock.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus. Tomb 21, beads and bones in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus. Grav 21, pärlor och ben in situ. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen