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Field photograph·JL314

Oven ? at Galinoporni [?]

Mud-brick courtyard with a domed oven on the left, an arched gateway, a thin dog and several people
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL314. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A courtyard of flat-roofed mud-brick buildings. On the left a rounded domed oven stands beside a wooden frame, and an arched gateway opens in the centre below a tower-like block with a window. A thin dog stands in front, while a man in a dark coat, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a dark dress stand at the right, and a figure is seen in the archway.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Dusty yard of a mud-brick village at Galinoporni, with a domed clay oven, a dog, and people by an arched gateway.
Description, scan 2
A dog stands in a dusty yard beside a domed clay oven built against a mud-brick house with a flat roof. Beyond, a taller house with a small window stands above a low arched gateway, and two men and a woman in dark clothing stand at right. Wooden poles, a frame and scattered objects lie near the walls.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Oven ? Cyprus Ethnology. J.L.314

Swedish, as on the record

Ugn ?

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. J.L.314

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