Field photograph·C02604·1930

Tomb 6 at Enkomi, tomb chamber with skeleton during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 6 at Enkomi during excavation, with scattered human bones, skulls and pottery vessels in the tomb chamber soil — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02604. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view down onto the floor of a tomb chamber during excavation, where long bones and several skulls lie scattered in dark soil. Among the bones are a few pottery vessels, including a jug at upper right and a rounded vessel in the centre. Pieces of stone or rubble edge the lower left of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

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

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