Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·C06651

Built tomb with tomb chamber

Built stone tomb with a dark doorway and a wooden door marked with a cross, set on bare sand.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06651. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A built tomb of large rough boulders and squared stone courses, with a dark opening at the left of the front. A plank door, marked with a cross, stands in the opening, and a thin wooden post projects from the top of the structure. The ground is bare sand with scattered stones, and a flat plain with a line of trees lies beyond.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Built tomb with a tomb chamber, its arched entrance closed by a wooden door with a cross on it.
Description, scan 2
A stone-built tomb with a rounded top of large rough blocks and squared ashlar courses on its front. A low arched opening, dark inside, is closed by a plank door with a cross-shaped fitting, and a thin pole stands on top of the roof. The ground is bare sand with scattered stones, and a flat open landscape with a line of trees on the horizon lies to the left.

English, translated from the original record

Built tomb with a tomb chamber, a construction and a cross.