Field photograph·C02548·1929

Tomb 61 at Marion, dromos

Dromos of Tomb 61 at Marion, a narrow cut passage leading up to the tomb entrance — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02548. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow passage cut into pale soil and rock runs steeply up toward a dark tomb opening at the top of the frame. Flat stone slabs and a low stone step lie across the passage near the middle, and loose stones lie on the ground along the right-hand edge.

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Description, scan 2: A narrow, steep passage cut into layered earth, the dromos, runs up towards the arched entrance of a tomb chamber. Flat stone slabs or steps lie across the sloping floor of the passage. A dark figure stands in the tomb doorway at the top, and a few small fragments lie on the ground at the upper right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Marion. T61, dromos.

Swedish, as on the record

Marion. T61, dromos. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.

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