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Field photograph·C01951·1927–28

A priest holding a cross at Lapithos

A bearded priest in embroidered vestments holding a cross, standing before an iron gate at Lapithos.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01951. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bearded man in a dark cap and long embroidered robe with a dark cloak over one shoulder stands facing the camera. He holds a light-coloured staff topped with a cross, with ribbons and cloth hanging from it. Behind him are a wrought-iron gate with scroll ornament and a white wall with a barred window.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Bearded priest in a dark cap and embroidered robes holding a cross on a staff, standing before an iron gate
Description, scan 2
A bearded man in a dark cylindrical headdress and a long embroidered robe under a dark cloak stands before an ornate wrought-iron gate. He holds a long staff topped with a cross, with white ribbons hanging from it. A barred window is visible at the upper left against a plain whitewashed wall.

English, translated from the Swedish record

A priest holding a cross.

Swedish, as on the record

En präst som håller i ett kors.

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

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