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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 155 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 155 of 178

List continued from p. 22

27.Red Pol. hemisph. bowl (an oyster shell in) diam 12.3

28 Red Pol. bowl w. high vert. handle - " -

The niches are numbered from north – east – south – west.

Niche 1 contains no human skeleremains but two larger animal bones (ox) together with the following

29 Red Pol. incised jugheight 24.0
30 Spindle whorldiam 5.5
31 Red Pol. pyxis w. lid damagedlength diag 15.0

Niche no. 2 likewise lacks human skeletons but holds 5 large fragments of an ox skeleton, together with

32 Sherds of cult vessel

høj Niche 3 lacks all skeletal remains and contains

33 Red Pol. joined vessel damaged in box
34 Spindle whorldiam 5.5
35 Bronze tweezers brokenlength 12.3

Between niche 3 & 4

36 Miniature idol fragment- ” - —〃— 4.4
37 Red Pol. incised jug surface damagedheight 27.0

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