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

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

Page 47Scan 47 of 153

List continued from scan 46

25 Iron pin w. ivory headlength 7.0
26 Bone pin—”— length 4.3
27 Iron knife w. wooden handle—”— length 12.6
28 Small forgotten jugheight 7.3
29 Painted bowldiam 11.1
30 —"— kylix damagedheight 8.2
31 Plain jug damaged—”— height 17.0
32 7 pcs iron tools
33 Painted plate badly damaged (in packet)
34 Bronze pinlength 10.5

A skeleton that is rather badly destroyed is found in the tomb. It lies on the floor of the chamber along its central axis with the head towards the door, in supine extended position. No gold!

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