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 22 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 2Scan 22 of 178

List continued from p. 2

34. Red pol. jug badly damaged (in packet)
35 Bronze tweezerslength 10.0, written sideways: 42. Miniature vessel.
36 Razorlength 8,8
37 Small dagger.length 11.2.
38 Knife (larger)length 20,7
39. Badly damaged Red Pol. incised bowl (in packet)
40 Spindle whorl –––– 41. spindle whorl

The skeleton is lifted out and photographed, but none of it is plastered, as it is in poor condition. It is a characteristic crouched figure. The bronzes all lie behind the figure's back. The hands lay under the skull; the skull in profile Summary. The structure of the tomb: see drawings and photographs. Chamber α has 3 niches all without one with skeleton one with remains x) one and the others with vessels only. Chamber β has 2 niches, both with skeletal remains and vessels. One skeleton lay thereby in the middle of the chamber floor. Chamber γ has 1 niche with vessels only. Skeletal remains on the southern part of the chamber floor. See drawing. No burnt layer or charcoal remains in any trench. The tomb is in its entirety from Early Cypriote III

x) Back niche with 2 spindle whorls

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