Sculpture, Cyprus Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus
Funerary stele with relief of Greek hoplite wearing helmet and holding spear, shield and sword, with Greek inscription stating warrior is from Kardia in Thrace, limestone, c. 400 BC, from Lysi, in the Cyprus Museum, or Cyprus Archaeological Museum, founded 1882, in Nicosia, Cyprus. The stele is possibly for a Greek soldier who fought on Cyprus during the Persian wars. The museum holds archaeological artefacts found on the island from Neolithic to Byzantine times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14149340
Media ID
45913570
Size
8268px x 5925px
(10.7MB)
Credit
Photographer
Source
Manuel Cohen
Date
2024
