Photograph·8_PV_2568·1949
Enkomi: Tomb 5: skeleton in situ
English, translated from the French record
A glass negative photograph by Claude Schaeffer, dated 1949, showing the skeleton in situ in Tomb 5 at Enkomi, Cyprus. It is a female skeleton from the upper layer, with an artificially deformed skull.
The Collège de France's catalogue entry (French)
Enkomi : Tombe 5 : squelette in situ Squelette féminin de la couche supérieure, montrant la crâne artificiellement déformé
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)