Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·JL553

Cyprus ethnology, JL. 553

Stone wall, thatched open shelter and trees in a bare stony yard
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL553. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A bare, stony yard with a low wall of rough stones on the left and two large trees, one with exposed roots growing against the wall. A long open shelter with a straw or reed roof runs across the right side, held up by rough stone piers with dark recesses behind them. A tall dressed stone block fills the left edge of the frame.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Open yard with a stone wall, trees and a low straw-roofed stone structure with dark openings
Description, scan 2
A bare, stony yard is shown with a dry-stone wall on the left and a large tree with exposed roots beside it. On the right, a long low structure with a thatched or reed roof rests on rough stone piers, with dark openings between them. Another tree stands behind the structure against a pale sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus. Ethnology. JL. 553. A ruined stone wall among trees, relating to crafts.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. JL. 553