Field photograph·C02507·1930

Tomb 18 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with a skeleton during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 18 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with skeletal remains and grave goods during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02507. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into a tomb chamber during excavation, several skulls and bones lie in dark soil among grave goods. A large shallow bowl and a smaller bowl sit near the skulls, and a long thin metal blade lies diagonally on the left. A large stone rests against the upper left edge of the chamber.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 18 at Enkomi: tomb chamber with a skeleton, during excavation.

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