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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 51 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).

Page 13Scan 51 of 178

Continued from scan 50

… (Skeleton no. 1. the skull only 20-25 cm from these). The finds 2-12 were all deposited along the line A-B. Furthermore it should be noted that of the bronze finds, the dagger and scraper always lie next to each other (finds 7-8, 16-17 19-20.)

Small rectangular outline with pointed end; cross-hatched vertical line with circle and elongated object beside it
DrawingSmall rectangular outline with pointed end; cross-hatched vertical line with circle and elongated object beside it
Drawing on the page
Drawing

24/10The tomb plan is set up and the clearing is continued. Skeleton no. 2 is also a seated skeleton placed behind the back of skeleton no. 1. It is badly damaged. The following vessels were taken out

21Red Pol. jug damaged in box
22Wh. painted I jug with spoutheight 23.5.
23Black Pol. hemisph. bowldiam 10.5
24Red Pol. incised jug w. broad neckheight 13.5
25— ” — Red jug with spoutheight 18.5
26— ” — Red incised pear-shaped jugheight 21.2
27— ” — Red hemisph. bowldiam 16.5
29Whetstonelength 11.8
30— ” — Whetstone with holelength 13.1

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