Field diary·DII:2e·1929–1930

Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and AmathusAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 125 of field diary DII:2e (Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and Amathus), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2e, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Page 139Scan 125 of 147

Tomb 3

Grave 3 lies next to grave 2 and to the west of it. Already the dromos section shows that the tomb has been robbed, since the earth closest above the gateway is clearly disturbed. The dromos is therefore excavated only nearest the gateway. The door-stone is found pushed back so that a tomb robber can get in. The stomion is clearly marked. Inside, everything proves to be thoroughly disturbed. Archaic sherds lie everywhere in the fill. The original tomb earth appears to be extremely thoroughly disturbed, lying in small heaps along the walls. In some places it gives the impression of having been passed through a sieve. In the original tomb earth there are found

the following :levelled.
Purple shelll150,102
Plain platediam190,203
” ” Plain plate” diam17,50,404
” ” Plain plate” diam200,455

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