Object photograph·C04221·1927–1931

Soli (So. 319)

Carved stone relief from Soli showing horizontal bands of scroll, animal and figure motifs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04221. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of a carved stone block from Soli, with its surface divided into horizontal bands by raised ridges. The central register shows a large lion-like animal in low relief facing left, with a band of wave-like scrolls above and a band of circular motifs below. Along the left edge is a vertical column of square and rectangular patterns, and at the bottom are standing figures in shallow relief.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soli, So. 319.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Soli, So. 319.

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