Field photograph·C02975·1930

Tomb 16 at Amathus, Roman skeleton

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeleton lying in Tomb 16 at Amathus, with the skull, ribcage and arm bones visible against the tomb wall. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02975. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A human skeleton lies in a niche cut into the soil wall of a tomb. The skull is turned to the left, and the ribcage, upper arms, forearms and a leg bone are visible. The rock face on the right and the dark shadow at the bottom frame the bones.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A human skeleton lies in the tomb against a rough, pale wall, with the skull toward the upper left and ribs and arm bones across the chest. A long leg bone runs diagonally down the frame, and small hand bones lie near the bottom edge beside a dark opening in the ground. The soil around the bones is light grey and uneven.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus. Tomb 16, Roman skeleton.

Swedish, as on the record

Amathus. Grav 16, romerskt skelett. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen