Object photograph·C04584·1927–1931

Cypro-Greek II limestone Arsos VII

Carved limestone capital from Arsos, with leaf-like carving above a fluted section, shown on a plain block — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04584. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved limestone capital with a broken, uneven upper edge sits on a plain block. Its upper band has rows of leaf-like forms, rounded lobes and curling shapes, and below it a deep section of vertical fluting runs down to the base. Chipped and weathered surfaces show along the top and sides.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Greek II limestone Arsos VII.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypro-Greek II Limestone Arsos VII.

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