Field photograph·JL372

Ethnology, Cyprus, J.L.372 at Lazania

Stone village lane at Lazania with a wooden balcony on a stone house and terraced hills behind
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL372. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow lane paved with flat stones runs between old stone houses in a village. On the right, a stone house has a wooden balcony with a railing and a timber-framed upper door, and a rounded stone oven with a short chimney stands at the left beside a low wall. Behind, steep hillsides with terraces rise under a pale sky, and a tiled roof is visible at the centre.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Village lane at Lazania between stone houses, with a wooden balcony on the right and a terraced hillside behind
  • Stone-walled village lane at Lazania with a wooden balcony, tiled roofs and a hillside of terraces behind.
Description, scan 2
A narrow stone-paved lane at Lazania runs between old stone houses. On the right, a stone building has a timber balcony with a railing and an overhanging roof, and on the left a stone wall has an arched opening beside the path. A steep terraced hillside rises behind the houses under a pale sky.
Description, scan 3
A narrow lane between stone houses at Lazania, paved with flat stones. On the right, a two-storey house has a wooden balcony with a railing and a timber door, while on the left a rounded stone structure stands beside a building with a tiled roof. A large rounded object lies in the lane, a wooden beam lies at the lower left, and terraced slopes rise behind the houses.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus Ethnology. J.L.372

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. J.L.372

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. J.L. 372