Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·JL060

Buildings, trees and a man at Mandres

Two-storey building with an arched ground floor and a wooden balcony at Mandres, with a man standing on the balcony.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL060. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-storey building with a dark arched opening at ground level and a wooden balcony railing above, roofed with corrugated metal. A man stands on the balcony beside a hanging white cloth, and a small figure is seen in the doorway behind him. Stone-walled houses climb the hillside behind, with trees on the right and two clay jars on the ground by the arch.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Buildings, trees and a man at Mandres, with a whitewashed house, arched passage and balcony in a hillside village.
Description, scan 2
A whitewashed two-storey house with an arched ground-floor passage and a corrugated iron roof over its balcony stands in a hillside village. A man leans on the wooden railing of the balcony, and a second figure stands in the dark doorway beside him. Two large earthenware jars sit in the yard below, with a leafy tree on the right and stone houses and hills behind.

English, translated from the original record

Buildings, trees and a man at Mandres.