Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·JL550

Oven ? (JL.550.)

Courtyard of whitewashed houses with a balcony, an external stair, a leaning ladder and a dome-shaped oven against a wall.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL550. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dirt yard enclosed by whitewashed buildings, with an arched passage in the centre and a balcony with an iron railing on the left. An external stair runs up beside the balcony, and a wooden ladder leans against the right-hand wall. A dome-shaped oven stands near a doorway, and two chickens are on the ground.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Courtyard of a village house with whitewashed walls, a timber balcony, a ladder and a domed oven
Description, scan 2
A dirt courtyard is enclosed by whitewashed house walls, with a timber balcony and stair on the left and a tall arched passage in the centre. A ladder leans against the far wall beside a low, domed structure near a doorway. Two chickens lie on the ground at the right, and stacked planks and a chair stand at the foot of the stairs.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Oven ?. Cyprus Ethnology. JL.550.

Swedish, as on the record

Ugn ?

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. JL.550.