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Field photograph·C10030·1928

Monastery at Dali, Fokas chapel

Interior of the Fokas chapel at Dali monastery, with painted icons on a wooden screen and a carved cross above
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C10030. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Interior of a small vaulted chapel with stone and brick walls and a rounded brick arch overhead. A carved wooden cross with openwork ornament stands above a wooden screen holding painted icons, one showing a woman with a child and one a bearded figure with a halo. Leaning against the screen are wooden boards and a white cloth with a cross, and folded cloths lie on a low wooden bench at right.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Interior of the Fokas chapel at Dali, with brick arches, painted icons and an ornate cross above them.
  • Interior of the Fokas chapel at the monastery at Dali, with painted icon panels and a brick vault
Description, scan 2
Interior of a small vaulted chapel with brick arches and rough stone walls. An ornate cross with a decorative frame rises above a wooden screen holding two painted icons, one showing a mother and child. Wooden icon boards and white cloths lean against the walls, and a stone bench runs along the right-hand wall over a stone floor.
Description, scan 3
Interior of a small vaulted chapel with rough stone walls and a curved brick vault. On the left stands a wooden screen with a carved openwork frame holding a cross, small framed icons and painted panels, one showing a figure with a child and another a bearded haloed figure. A white cloth with a cross hangs beside them, and flaking painted plaster remains on the right-hand wall.

English, translated from the original record

Monastery at Dali, Fokas chapel, showing a building with a cross and brick.

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