Field photograph·C02602·1930

Tomb 6 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with skeleton during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 6 at Enkomi: skeleton bones and vessels in the tomb chamber during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02602. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Long bones, ribs and rounded skull fragments lie in a tangled heap on packed soil in the tomb chamber. Several vessels sit among the bones near the top of the picture, and thin curved objects are scattered through the heap. The bones lie loose and crossed over one another in no clear order.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 6 at Enkomi: tomb chamber with a skeleton, during excavation.

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