Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0102. "Tombs of the Kings, Paphos". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.
Description
Two rock-cut columns stand in a sandy, open-floored tomb court, supporting a heavy horizontal ledge of rock above. A third column stands in the middle distance near a dark doorway cut into the rock wall. In the foreground a square patch of ground holds scattered stones and tufts of grass. No people are visible.
English
A rock-cut tomb interior at the Tombs of the Kings near Paphos. Two tall rock-cut columns with square capitals support a heavy overhead ledge, and an opening leads back into the dark chamber beyond. Loose soil covers the floor.
