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 126 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 126 of 178

Continued from p. 127

… as grave 13 a. The rock has held up excellently and the chamber's original form has hardly been damaged at all. East of the central pillar two unusually large niches are cut in, both raised above floor level and provided with "reling". West of the same is a very well-made niche of c. 2 m. length, which lies higher than the two western ones and which, through its dominant position, brings balance to the interior, built up strictly speaking asymmetrically. A rare splendid example of tomb architecture. Unfortunately the tomb has nevertheless been excavated & therefore it is only subjected to a clearing and drawn and photographed. The only thing Myres left behind is a few bone stumps in a niche, some sherds and a bronze pin(!)

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