Field photograph·C02564·1930

Tomb 21 at Enkomi, tomb chamber during excavation

Tomb chamber at Enkomi during excavation, with walls of stacked stones and a wooden frame in the far opening. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02564. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rock-cut or stone-walled tomb chamber seen from inside, with large flat stones stacked in courses on both sides and a roof of slabs overhead. The floor is bare, packed soil, and at the far end a small wooden frame or ladder-like support stands in an opening. No people are shown and there are no finds visible in the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 21 at Enkomi: tomb chamber with stones and tools, during excavation.

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