Field photograph·C02316·1930

Tomb 22 at Amathus, cover slabs

Tomb 22 at Amathus with its large cover slabs lying in an excavated trench — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02316. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three large cut stone slabs lie side by side in an excavated pit, with a fourth block standing upright at the right edge and a smaller block at the left. A dark gap shows between the slabs and the left block. Spoil heaps of earth and rubble line the trench, and a dirt road runs across the top left, with bushes and a few trees beyond.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Three large rectangular stone slabs lie side by side in a shallow excavated cutting, with a raised earth face behind them. A smaller block stands at the right edge and a rough stone lies at the left. A dirt road runs across the upper left, with rubble heaps and scrub trees beyond it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus. Tomb 22, the cover slabs/stones. A road is visible on the left.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus. Grav 22, täckhällarna/stenarna. Till vänster är en väg synlig. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen