Field photograph·C04135·1930–31

Cholades, Room XLV, altar 156 with finds in situ

Excavated room floor at Cholades, Soli, with a carved stone block and fluted stone pieces lying in situ — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04135. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Dark excavated soil forms the floor of a room, seen from above. At upper left a carved stone block bears a relief of a reclining figure with ornament along its front edge. Three fluted stone pieces with flat, projecting ends lie on the soil, and a smaller cylindrical stone piece lies at upper right.

Other scans of this record (2)

Description, scan 2: A trench floor of packed earth is seen from above, with several pale fluted stone pieces lying in place, including column-like bases and drums. At the upper left, a carved stone block with a worked figure in relief lies in the soil, and the trench edges with layered earth are visible at the top and right.
Description, scan 3: Looking down onto an excavated earth floor, several pale stone pieces lie where they were found. Three fluted column drums, one with a rounded upper member, are grouped in the centre and right, with a small rounded piece beside them. At upper left, a carved stone block shows a worn relief of a figure against the edge of the excavation.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cholades. Room XLV, altar 156 with finds in situ. Soli.

Swedish, as on the record

Cholades. Rum XLV, altare 156 med fynd in situ. Soli. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen