This video walkthrough shows both this shortcut and the round-about route to the relic.
Return up the stairs to the lever and pull it once more to raise the pillars. This time you're headed for the alcove in the far left corner of the room.
Once the pillars are fully extended, take a running jump to land on the right side of the first flat-topped pillar. It starts to descend immediately, so turn left and take a running jump to grab the top edge of the spiked pillar.
Do not try and pull up. Instead, climb around to the other side of the pillar and on to the right as far as you can. There's no need to hurry since the spiked pillar won't start sinking yet. Jump back to land on the sloping pillar near the wall.
Slide just a little and jump . . .
. . . to grab the protruding ledge. It begins to retract as soon as Lara grabs it, so quickly pull up.
Run across the ledge, veering slightly to the left (toward the wall) as you go, and jump to grab the edge of the alcove containing the relic. It's a long jump, but if you press the Jump button right at the edge of the ledge and hold Jump while Lara is in the air, she'll make it. She'll catch the ledge with only one hand, though, so quickly press Interact to do a saving grab.
Traverse to the right, climb up and take RELIC #1, the Athenian Owl Figurine. CHECKPOINT 5 registers here.
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