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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 150 of 178

1150 a1150 b

Sketch showing the last vessels' position

Plan of a rounded chamber in a rectangular frame
DrawingPlan of a rounded chamber in a rectangular frame

the tomb is a rich and beautiful tomb of the same type as 21 B, i.e. with the back wall divided in the middle by a "column". It dates itself from M.C.I. Its deposition chambers are the following: Dep. chamber 1 (numbering from north to south):

1. White P. flat bowl w. handlediam 11.2
2. — " — jugheight 19.0
3. Lead-silver ringdiam 2.–

Dep. chamber 2 is connected with no. 1, but is smaller. It contains

1 Red Pol. jug somewhat damagedheight 18.5
2 White P. cup w. high handleheight 6.8
3 — " — flat bowl w. handle badly damaged (in packet)

Dep. chamber 3 was without cover stones and empty; Dep. chamber 4 likewise without a cover stone but containing

1 White Painted flat bowl. w. handle damaged (in packet)

2 Lead-silver ring.

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