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 124 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).

Unnumbered pageScan 124 of 178

Continued from p. 16

… another dromos laid out immediately beside the tomb. The tomb in its entirety is a rich tomb with more finds than any other so far per chamber. On the evidence of the skeletal remains one may be able to determine the number of burials at 5-7 in all, of which 4-5 around the walls and 2 at the centre of the chamber floor. The tomb is em Middle tomb and, on account of the many White Painted III-IV that occur, probably a Middle Cypriot II.

Note 1. Because all the vessels were covered by a thick layer of silted chavara and laspi at the lifting, meant the preliminary determination of vessel type and class great difficulties. Several mistakes - especially confusion of red-polished and red-flamed black slip ware - occurred Note 2. Because of the washing and the water during the last two days have large quantities of … continues

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