Field diary·DII:2b·1928

Milia, Soli and KythreaAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 18 of field diary DII:2b (Milia, Soli and Kythrea), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2b, Public domain (CC0).

Page 17Scan 18 of 95

Continued from p. 16

… (soft II) fitting to one of the vessels found by us, no. 23. Nothing prevents all the other vessels from also having come from the same tomb, which is of course the natural thing. They are thus assigned here and receive the numbers 82 - 92.

As for the tomb form itself, the following is to be noted: c. 2,75 m long dromos is cut straight down into the solid rock. In plan it lacks sharp corners and angles. Immediately above the gateway it measures 0,85 m in breadth, whereas the breadth at the opposite end is only 0,50 m. Here there is also a large step cut out to facilitate the descent Below this the floor slopes steeply down towards the gateway opening to the tomb. This gateway opening is on the left side somewhat collapsed and measures somewhat over 1 m in breadth. The whole opening seems originally to have been blocked up by a stone packing although this … continues

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