Photograph·pht_GH_0070·c.1958
Sarcophagi at Bellapais
Description
A single stone sarcophagus, its front carved with garlands and small figures, sits at the base of a tall pointed arch set in a dressed stone wall. Dark stonework rises on both sides and above it, and a clipped hedge lies at the right edge. A paved path and a narrow dark channel run across the foreground.
English
A stone sarcophagus with a carved garland relief stands in front of a pointed arch in the stone walls at Bellapais, Kyrenia. A paved edge and a narrow dark channel run across the foreground.
Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR
Inscribed on the back: A rather lovely tomb of a C. 13 Abbot, inside main courtyard.