Field photograph·C02297·1930

Amathus: entrance to Tomb 18 after the excavation

Entrance to Tomb 18 at Amathus after excavation, with a large stone slab lying across the opening — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02297. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut tomb entrance is open in the middle of an excavated area. A large flat stone slab lies diagonally over the top of the opening, and smaller blocks are scattered around it. A sloping, stepped passage leads down to the dark doorway, and a line of loose stones and a flat slab lie in the foreground among piles of soil.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A dark opening, the entrance to a tomb, lies in the middle of an excavated area. A large flat stone slab rests across its left side, and smaller stone blocks are piled above and beside it. A sloping, cut-back surface runs down to the opening from the right, with loose stones and sandy soil around, and excavated cuttings and spoil heaps surround the site.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus. The entrance to Tomb 18 after the excavation.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus. Ingången till grav 18 efter utgrävningen. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen