Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0330

Monastery: building, bush and brick (Vessberg 2:13)

Carved stone chest with garland reliefs set in a recess between large stone-block walls, Monastery
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0330. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone chest with a band of garland swags and round medallions along its front stands on a low block base in a recess between large dressed stone walls. A low bush grows in the foreground at the foot of the masonry, and a dark opening lies behind the chest. The masonry is made of large stone blocks with weathered, pitted surfaces.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Carved stone chest with garland reliefs in a niche of stone blocks, with dark shrubs in front
Description, scan 2
A rectangular stone block with a moulded top edge and carved garlands hung between roundels fills a recess in a wall of large stone blocks. It sits on a low base of smaller blocks, and dark shrubs grow in the foreground. The walls around it are built of cut stone, not brick.

English, translated from the original record

Monastery, Vessberg 2:13. Building with a bush and bricks.