Field diary·DII:1b·1927–1928

Lapithos, KastrosErik Sjöqvist

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 126 of field diary DII:1b (Lapithos, Kastros), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:1b, Public domain (CC0).

Page 125Scan 126 of 153

List continued from scan 125

77Painted spherical aryballosheight 11.2
78—״— kylix—״— 8.8
79—״— —״——״— 6.9
80—״— spherical aryballos—״— 12.6
81Buccheroid jug—״— 14.2
82Red buccheroid bowldiam 13.4
83Bronze ring

skeleton no. 2 is taken out and packed, and the chamber is cleared again. Under the skull. belonging to the skeleton lie 4 smaller stones.

Tomb 429

6/4This last tomb of the Kastros excavation is found immediately north-west of 427. It has a quite unusual dromos, which to some extent resembles that of 427. Its plan is square and well cut, with an outjutting ramp or step around the bottom. The chamber opens, as usual, towards the south and has a rare, firm and apparently intact door packing. The whole south side of the dromos is thus reinforced … continues

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