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Field photograph·C00784·1928

Tomb 1, relief at Trachonas

Two carved relief figures on stone blocks of a wall at Trachonas, Tomb 1
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00784. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two figures are carved in shallow relief on rectangular blocks of a rough stone wall. The figure on the left stands with one arm raised and a bulky shape at its waist; the figure on the right is shown crouching, with its head turned and one arm stretched forward. Joints between the blocks and weathered stone surfaces are visible around them.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Two small human figures carved in relief on square blocks of a stone wall, Tomb 1 at Trachonas
  • Two carved relief figures on dressed stone blocks at Trachonas, Tomb 1
Description, scan 2
Two carved figures in shallow relief sit on separate square blocks of a rough stone wall, photographed close up. The figure on the left stands in profile with one arm raised and the legs apart; the figure on the right is bent forward with an arm stretched out to the side. Larger rough-dressed blocks surround them, and shadow falls across the left edge of the frame.
Description, scan 3
Two human figures are carved in low relief on rectangular dressed stone blocks, separated by a vertical joint. The figure on the left has one arm raised and bent at the elbow and wears a short garment, while the figure on the right is crouched with one arm stretched up and forward. The rough, weathered stone surface surrounds them.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 1, relief. Trachonas. Reliefs above the entrance.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 1, relief. Trachonas. Reliefer över entrén. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)