Object photograph·C00274·1927–1931

Marble relief of Amazons on horseback, from Soli

Marble relief of horsemen fighting, from Soli, fixed high on a wall above an arched double door — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00274. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long narrow relief panel is fixed high on a plain wall, carved with a frieze of riders on horseback in low relief. The figures and horses are packed along its length, and one rider on the left appears to raise an arm. Below is an arched doorway with two panelled wooden doors, and part of a standing stone figure in drapery is visible at the right edge, with a partial figure at the far left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Reliefs. Hell. - Rom. A marble relief probably depicting Amazons armed with labrys axes, fighting on horseback. The relief itself is from Soli and can be seen in this picture at the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Reliefer. Hell. - Rom.

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