Object photograph·Csn3505·1927–1931

Sarcophagi, Cyprus. Met.Mus.1365

Limestone sarcophagus from Cyprus with four standing relief figures and winged figures on its pediment — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3505. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone chest with a moulded cornice and a low pitched top, photographed against a black background. Two winged figures with human heads are perched at the corners of the top, with a fan-shaped motif between them. The front panel holds four standing nude figures in relief, each wearing a necklace and holding her hands to her chest, with carved borders on the sides and a row of scalloped mouldings below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sarcophagi, Cyprus. Met.Mus.1365.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Sarkofager Cypern. Met.Mus.1365.