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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 68 of 153

17.Finger ring of gold

18.Earring of gold (very thin) 19 2 pcs ring-shaped earrings of gold 20 Circular gold fitting (boss)

21.2 pcs earrings of gold w. winding and clasp.

Numbers 16, 18 and 19 evidently belong to another body, of which extremely sparse remains were found during my absence (no. 2)

Burial no. 1 lies with the head resting in a flat bowl, and round the neck it is adorned with

22 Neck ornament of gold (59 pcs small and 1 pcs large)

23 Iron bit

On the right-hand side of the body lay the following vessel accumulation

24 Painted bowldiam11.6
25 Incised ivory button (in no. 24)— ” — diam2.7
26 Painted amphoraheight15.5
27 — 〃 — cupdiam10.6
28 Plain bowl— ” — diam11.3
29 Painted flat bowl (under the body's head)— ” — diamc. 20.5
30 — 〃 — Camphoriskosheight9.6
31 — 〃 — — 〃 —— ” — height13.2

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