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Field photograph·C00854·1927–28

Church of the monastery at Lambousa, copy photograph

Interior of the monastery church at Lambousa, with leafy branches scattered over the stone floor and an icon screen at the far end
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00854. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Interior of a church looking towards the far end, with arched vaults overhead and a stone-slab floor. Leafy branches lie scattered across the floor, and a white rectangular table stands in the centre with a candle on it. A carved wooden pulpit is on the left, and a screen of icons with a large cross above it fills the far end, while a lace-edged curtain hangs over a window on the right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Interior of the monastery church at Lambousa, its floor strewn with leafy branches, with a carved wooden screen and cross beyond
Description, scan 2
Interior of a whitewashed church with arched vaulting, its paved floor scattered with leafy branches. A white block-shaped table stands in the foreground, with a carved wooden screen and a cross beyond it. On the left a carved wooden pulpit projects from the wall, and on the right a lace-curtained window and a bunch of foliage hang on the wall.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Copy photograph of the monastery church at Lambousa.

Swedish, as on the record

Repro. Cypernexpeditionen.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)