Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·G2236·1927–1931

Sarcophagi, Cyprus

Stone sarcophagus with carved garlands, medallion heads and small figures, standing outdoors by a rubble stone wall.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, G2236. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular stone sarcophagus with a flat, chipped rim stands outdoors on a dirt ground. Its front is carved in relief with swags of garlands linking round medallion heads and small figures. Behind it are a rubble stone wall, a column and a palm frond, and palm shadows fall across the ground in the foreground.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sarcophagi, Cyprus.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Sarkofager Cypern.