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 47 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 3Scan 47 of 178

13/10Chamber B, which has three larger capstones above and beside one another, is opened. It is filled with successively collapsed rock and appears to go deep downward. The clearing begins.

14/10In the middle of the entrance lie two smaller vessels badly damaged. So that the work can proceed they are taken out and packed after being drawn 1–2 damaged vessels in 2 packages

15/103.Red Pol. amphoriskos badly damaged (in box) height 15 cm

v 4. Wh. painted II jug with spout damaged height 20 –

v 5. Red Pol. hemisph. bowl damaged (in package) diam 12.5.

v 6. – " – – " – – " – diam 17.2

v 7 – " – – " – diam. 10.7

v 8 – " – hydria height 41.5

v 9. Wh. painted II jug height 27.5

v 10. Red Pol. hemisph. bowl badly damaged (in box)

17/10The chamber B does not belong to the same tomb as A. It is later, and when it was cut, the dromos of tomb 3 was found from below and had collapsed. The connecting hole has been carefully blocked with a stone packing, which I took … continues

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