Field photograph·C02606

Built tomb with bench and stones

Interior of a built tomb chamber with a stone bench on the left and an arched niche in the right wall
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02606. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Dark interior of a built tomb chamber with a curved, vaulted ceiling and walls of large stone blocks with weathered surfaces. A stone bench or ledge projects from the left, and a small arched niche with pale edges is set into the right wall. A few loose stones lie on the floor at lower left, and a bright opening at the top of the back wall lets in light.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Interior of a built tomb chamber with a stone bench on the left and loose stones on the floor
Description, scan 2
A vaulted chamber with walls of large stone blocks. A flat stone bench projects from the left wall, and a rounded recess sits in the right wall. Several loose stones lie on the dark floor, and a bright patch of light near the top of the far wall comes from an opening or lamp.

English, translated from the original record

Built tomb showing a building with a bench, a tomb chamber and stones.