Field photograph·C02295·1930

Tomb 22 at Amathus, finds in situ

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 22 at Amathus with pottery vessels and fragmentary human bones lying in situ on the tomb floor. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02295. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into Tomb 22, the floor is covered with pebbles and flat stone slabs. Several jugs, juglets and a large round-bodied vessel lie along the upper edge, with broken sherds nearby. On the left, dark fragmentary bones lie among the stones, and a bowl sits near the bottom edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Looking down into an excavated tomb at Amathus, several pottery vessels lie at the upper right, some broken, including a large jug with a flared neck and a round-bodied jar. Pebbles and large flat stone slabs cover the floor, and pale bone-like shapes appear among the stones on the left. A few small cups and a shallow bowl lie in the lower part of the pit.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 22, finds in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 22, fyndlagret in situ. Amathus Svenska Cypernexpeditionen