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Field photograph·C02506·1930

Tomb 2 at Enkomi

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 2 at Enkomi: tomb chamber during excavation, with pottery vessels, skulls and bones lying in standing water.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02506. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The photograph shows the floor of a tomb chamber with water standing in a channel across the middle. Several pottery vessels lie on their sides or upright in the soil, including a large bowl at the left and a conical vessel with painted bands in the lower centre. Skulls and scattered bones are visible at the right, against the earth wall of the chamber.

English, translated from the original record

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

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)