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

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

Page 21Scan 22 of 153

26/11The tomb is drawn. Along the western long-wall lies a veritable heap piled up of smaller vessels; along the eastern, larger ones lie in general ly, while the central axis of the tomb is a narrow, find-free corridor .

16Painted platediam24.2
17Black ribbed trefoil jugdamagedheight13.6
18— ” — ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jug— ” — height12.2
19— ” — ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jug— " —— ” — height11.8
20— ” — ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jug— ” — height12.8
21Red kylix basedamaged.diam23.1
22Painted trefoil jugheight23.7
23Black ribbed — " — " —damaged— ” — height22.0
24Red platedamageddiam22.5
25Painted jugheight18.0
26Black ribbed trefoil jug— ” — height14.0
27— ” — ” — ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jugdamaged— ” — height9.4
28Red kylix,diam.14.5
29Black ribbed trefoil jugheight18.9
30— ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jug— ” — height14.3
31— ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jugdamaged— ” — height9.6
32— ” — ” — Black ribbed trefoil jug— ” — damaged— ” — height12.3

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