Field diary·DII:1a·1927

Lapithos, Vrysi tou BarbaErik Sjöqvist

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 12 of field diary DII:1a (Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:1a, Public domain (CC0).

Page 11Scan 12 of 178

Summary. The tomb as a whole is small and relatively poor. In the skho chamber α there is only one burial, likewise in γ. In β, however, two burials have taken place at different times, the later of them with sparse Beigaben, the earlier richer. Chamber γ was unusually rich in beautiful bronzes, including two unusually large and long swords. Otherwise nothing remarkable. In β hocker, in γ seated skeleton-position. The tomb is Early Cypriote III

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain