Wall Paintings in the Icarus Street Tomb, Pafos

Authors

Diana Wood Conroy, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

18302

Publication Details

Wood Conroy, D. & Raptou, E. (2006). Wall Paintings in the Icarus Street Tomb, Pafos. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 331-342.

Abstract

Wall painting extended the impressive effect of the vaulted architecture of the Icarus Str. tomb, placing a decorative skin of vibrant garlands, flowers, and birds over the shapely arched niches. Varied images painted on the two arcosolia on the right of the tomb entrance, and on the elegant central arcosolium opposite, show the long span of the tomb's use.