Field photograph·C02501·1930

Tomb 2 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with stones during excavation

Tomb chamber opening at Enkomi, with stones lying in the entrance during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02501. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut tomb opening seen from above, with a rounded, dark chamber recessed into pale, rough-cut rock. Several pale stones sit at the top of the opening, and a dark fill of soil lies inside. Loose pale earth or spoil lies along the bottom edge of the photograph.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 2 at Enkomi: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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