Field photograph·C02496·1930

Tomb 12 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with stones during excavation

Tomb 12 at Enkomi: view down into the tomb chamber, with stones piled against one side during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02496. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Photograph looking down into an opening cut in pale rock, revealing a dark tomb chamber beyond. Loose stones and rubble fill the lower right side of the opening, with a dark cavity beyond them. Pale excavated soil and chalky debris lie along the left and foreground edges.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 12 at Enkomi: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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