Object photograph·Csn3584·1927–1931

Sarcophagi, Cyprus

Stone sarcophagus with a relief frieze of chariots and horsemen — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3584. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone sarcophagus with a flat lid and carved figures at the upper corners. The front has a relief frieze of two chariots drawn by horses, with figures in the cars, one holding a parasol over a seated figure, and a rider on horseback at the right. Scrolled foliage panels frame the ends, and rows of rounded moulding run along the top and bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sarcophagi, Cyprus.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Sarkofager Cypern.