Field photograph·Csn3032
Tombs of the kings: excavation with a construction and people
Description
Two tomb openings lie at the bottom of a sunken cutting, with two tall columns with broad square capitals standing in front of them. A man sits at the upper left on the edge of the excavation, and flat, scrubby ground with low plants stretches back to a dark strip of sea at the horizon. Loose blocks and rubble lie on the floor of the cutting in the foreground.
English, as on the record
TOMBS OF THE KINGS "Here are many ancient tombs, like underground chambers, in which have been found many wonderful things, as also at Baffo, Salamina and elsewhere." Tommaso Porcacchi, 1590 (L'Isole piu famose del mondo.)
English, as on the record
TOMBS OF THE KINGS "Here are many ancient tombs, like underground chambers, in which have been found many wonderful things, as also at Baffo, Salamina and elsewhere." Tommaso Porcacchi, 1590 (L'Isole piu famose del mondo.)
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)