Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0337

Belfry at Makheras Monastery

Belfry of Makheras Monastery seen from below, with a man holding a rope beside an iron railing.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0337. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall stone bell tower rises against a cloudy sky, photographed from a low angle so that it looks dark and silhouetted. Two bells hang in the open stages of the tower, with a rope running down from them to a man at right. He wears a long dark coat and cap and stands behind an iron railing, and the lower stage is built of lighter, rough-cut stone.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Belfry at Makheras Monastery seen from below, with a man pulling a rope to ring the bells.
Description, scan 2
A low view looks up at a tall stone belfry with a stepped pyramidal top and columned openings, and two bells hang in the upper stages. A man in a dark cap and long coat stands on a parapet behind iron railings, pulling a rope that runs up toward the bells. A rock face fills the upper right edge, and a roof sits at lower left.

English, as on the record

BELFRY AT MAKHERAS MONASTERY "Cyprus was one of the first heathen lands to receive the gospel message. Its inhabitants were some of the earliest to proclaim 'the good tidings of great joy) J.Hackett-1900 (Church of Cyprus)

English, as on the record

BELFRY AT MAKHERAS MONASTERY "Cyprus was one of the first heathen lands to receive the gospel message. Its inhabitants were some of the earliest to proclaim 'the good tidings of great joy) J.Hackett-1900 (Church of Cyprus)