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 152 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 22Scan 152 of 178

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16--174/11Below the western niche lie several remains of animal skeletons. Next to these lie masses of larger and smaller river beads, and a red-polished bowl. The whole seems absolutely to lie in situ. The bowl lies, namely, placed close beside the large thighbone of the animal, and this part of the chamber was covered with a thick layer of laspi and appeared undisturbed by the plunderers. Nevertheless it is not excluded that the beads slid down from the niche, since along the niche edge a number of beautiful pithos-sherds stood leaning, possibly after having slid down from the niche. The animal skeleton is not complete. The whole is drawn and photographed. The beads lie in four groups but are probably from the same … continues

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