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 88 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).

Unnumbered pageScan 88 of 178

List continued from p. 14

28.Red Pol. incised bowldiam 11.1
29.— ” — Red amphora.height 16.9
30.— ” — Red hemisph. bowl w. spoutdiam

29/10In the western niche two burials have taken place. Against the wall lies a skeleton. Its position is uncertain: the skull lies face up; the forearms up by the skull; the pelvis with the back down and both femurs to the left; the lower legs destroyed; the feet drawn up. Either it was deposited on its back or sat with drawn-up knees and fell backwards. Skeleton no. 1 The other body has partly fallen down from the niche and lies in great disorder mixed with animal bones. Its skull is well preserved and is being plastered. Skeleton no. 2. At the middle of the back wall lies another body with a well-preserved skull, which is being plastered. Skeleton no. 3. Its position is exactly like no. 1. A well-preserved femur is being plastered.

31.Agate ringdiam 3.6
32Agate beaddiam 1.8
33Red Pol. large jug .height 59.5
34Red Pol hemisph. bowldiam 14.0
35— ” — ” — Red Pol inciseddiam 12.8

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