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Field photograph·C02965·1930

Tomb 16 at Amathus

Excavation of Tomb 16 at Amathus: cut stone blocks in a trench, with two cylindrical stone pieces on a ledge at right
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02965. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation trench holds large cut stone blocks, some tilted and some stacked against the trench sides. At upper right, two cylindrical stone pieces with ridged ends rest on a ledge. Small cup-shaped objects lie among the stones at upper left, and loose soil and spoil surround the cutting.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation trench at Amathus, Tomb 16, with pale stone blocks and two column drums lying in the ground
Description, scan 2
Looking down into a narrow excavated trench, several squared stone blocks lie tumbled across it, some leaning against one another. At the right, two cylindrical column drums rest on a ledge of stone beside a larger block, and a few small round vessels sit at the upper left against the earth banks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus, Tomb 16, Swedish Cyprus Expedition 1927–1931, Agios Tychos, Cyprus.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus, Grav 16, Svenska Cypernexpeditionen 1927–1931. Agios Tychos, Cypern.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus. Grav 16. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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