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Field photograph·Csn0327

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia: building with stone vault

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia: pointed arch with carved tracery and a carved stone chest in a ruined building
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0327. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall pointed arch with carved tracery frames a window opening in a ruined stone building, with a column and carved capital at the right. In front of the arch stands a stone chest decorated with carved garlands and roundels, and a small figure is visible at the lower left near its base. The stonework is weathered, low plants grow in the foreground, and a printed caption runs along the bottom edge of the card.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Printed postcard of a ruined pointed arch with stone tracery and a carved stone block beneath, Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia
Description, scan 2
A printed postcard shows a tall pointed arch with stone tracery in a ruined wall, framing a carved stone block with garland-like reliefs in the recess below. A moulded column stands at the right, and the walls are built of dressed stone blocks. A small figure stands near the base of the left pier, and low overgrown plants fill the ground below.

English, translated from the original record

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia. The picture shows a building with stone and a vault.

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