Field photograph·C00467·1927–31

Monasteraki, column with capital in situ at Soli

Column drum and carved capitals lying in an excavated trench at Monasteraki, Soli. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00467. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A cylindrical column drum lies diagonally across the foreground of a shallow excavation trench, its edge resting among loose stones. Behind it, a carved capital with a square top sits on a block, and a second carved capital with overlapping leaf forms stands to the right against the trench wall. Smaller carved block fragments with leaf reliefs lie to the left among rubble and soil.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A large column drum lies diagonally across the foreground of an excavated trench at Monasteraki, Soli. Behind it, two carved capitals with leaf decoration sit among earth and broken stone. At the left, a block with carved leaves lies on the trench floor, and the earthen trench walls frame the scene.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Monasteraki, column with capital in situ.

Swedish, as on the record

Monasteraki, kolonn med kapitäl in situ. Soli Svenska Cypernexpeditionen