Photograph·pht_HHH_063·1930–40
Tiered stone seating of the theatre at Soloi
Description
Several curving tiers of earth-covered steps rise diagonally across the frame, their edges sharp against the darker soil above. Lower right, squared stone blocks form a base beside the seating. A flat, pale open ground lies at the lower left. No people are visible.
English
Rows of stepped seating of the theatre at Soloi, cut into the slope, with a line of worked stone blocks at the lower right.
Title in CVAR's catalogue
Games in the moat in Nicosia. Pulling the rope contest
CVAR's catalogue title for this print ("Games in the moat in Nicosia. Pulling the rope contest") belongs to another photograph; its description, followed here, names the theatre at Soloi.
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