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Field photograph·C04138·1930–31

Finds in situ at Cholades, Soli

Weathered stone sculpture of a draped figure with an animal head beside it, lying on dark ground at Cholades, Soli.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04138. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A weathered stone sculpture lies on dark ground, showing a draped figure with folded garment folds and a broken upper body with one arm visible. Beside the figure at right is a small rounded head with a muzzle, possibly an animal, and a large projecting stone piece runs up behind. The surfaces are pitted and broken, with pale patches of exposed stone and no scale or label visible.

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  • Weathered stone sculpture fragments lying in the soil as found at Cholades, Soli
Description, scan 2
Fragments of a weathered stone sculpture lie in the soil as they were found during excavation at Cholades, Soli. A broken upper body with a rounded lump at the top rises behind a mass of draped folds across the lap. A rounded fragment sits at the right, and a broken block lies at lower left in shadow.

English, translated from the original record

Finds in situ at Cholades, Soli, showing objects and stone during excavation.

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