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Field photograph·JL555

Two pottery kilns at Klirou, farmstead A

Two domed clay kilns in a potter's yard at Klirou, with two people standing nearby.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL555. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two rounded kilns of mud plaster with low arched openings stand in a yard, with a mud-brick wall at left and houses with tiled roofs behind. A man in shirt and apron holds a jug in front of the nearer kiln, and a second person stands partly visible at the left edge. Large storage jars lie on the ground at right, and a pot hangs on the wall at upper left.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two domed clay pottery kilns at Klirou, farmstead A, with a man in the middle holding a large jar
Description, scan 2
Two domed, mud-plastered kilns stand side by side in a walled yard, each with a low arched opening. A man in shirtsleeves stands between them holding a large jar, and a young person in a long apron stands at the left edge. Large jars lie on the ground at right, a metal basin sits at lower left beside a brick wall, and tiled-roof houses rise behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus. Crafts. Cyprus, Klirou village, farmstead A, potter's yard. Two kilns. JL555 PL555. Kiln for pottery. Pottery manufacture.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Hantverk. Cypern Klirou by Gård A Krukmakargård. Två brännungar. JL555 PL555

Swedish, as on the record

Brännugn för keramik. Keramiktillverkning.

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