Field photograph·C02543·1929

Ayios Iakovos, objects and a skeleton during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeleton and pottery vessels lying in situ in a tomb chamber at Ayios Iakovos during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02543. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A skeleton lies along a raised ledge inside a tomb chamber, with bones of the ribs and limbs visible in the sandy soil. Several small vessels and a larger jug sit against the wall at the upper right, and light enters through the opening at the left.

English, translated from the original record

Ayios Iakovos: objects and a skeleton during excavation.

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