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Field photograph·JL374

Cyprus Ethnology: Lazania 1930 J.L.374

Wooden plank door with iron latch and studs set in a stone wall at Lazania
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL374. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The door is made of vertical planks of weathered, cracked wood, fixed with iron studs and a rectangular iron latch plate with a wooden bolt bar across it. The planks sit in a timber frame with a carved zigzag border, and the frame is set in rough stone masonry. Loose stones and rubble lie on the ground in front of the door.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Old wooden double door with iron studs and a carved lock plate, set in a stone wall at Lazania
Description, scan 2
A weathered wooden door of vertical planks is set in a stone wall, with a horizontal lintel beam above and a carved frame around it. Iron studs and a rectangular lock plate with a rosette motif are fixed to the planks, and a bolt runs across the centre. Loose stones and a flat slab lie on the bare ground in front of the doorway.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus Ethnology. Lazania 1930 J.L.374.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. Lazania 1930 J.L.374