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Field photograph·C02551·1929

Tomb 87 at Marion, excavation

Sloping passage cut into earth leading to the entrance of Tomb 87 at Marion, with stone slabs at the opening.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02551. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow trench slopes down between earth banks toward a dark tomb opening, its entrance partly blocked by large pale stone slabs. Loose stones and tufts of grass lie on the banks, and a rounded object sits at the lower left edge of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 87 at Marion: topography, during excavation, with grass and stones visible.

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