Object photograph·C00275·1927–1931

Marble relief with amazons fighting with labrys axes, from Soli

Marble relief from Soli with fighting figures, one carrying a round shield — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00275. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow strip of relief carving fixed to a plain wall and photographed straight on. A standing figure in a short garment holds a large round shield in the centre, and to the right a figure with a shield meets a second figure. The left end of the relief runs out of the frame and the surface is worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Reliefs. Hell. - Rom. Marble relief, C. M. From Soli/Soloi. The relief probably depicts amazons fighting with labrys axes. Kept in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Reliefer. Hell. - Rom. Marmorrelief. C. M. Från Soli/Soloi. Reliefen föreställer antagligen amazoner som slåss med labrysyxor. Finns på Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.

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