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Field photograph·C00212·1927

The theatre at Soli

Excavated earth face with embedded stones during excavation of the theatre at Soli
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00212. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a vertical face of dark excavated soil, with many loose stones and rubble packed into it. Larger stones sit in the upper part of the face, and the soil below is more crumbly and mixed with small fragments. The edge of the cut is visible on the right, and no people, tools or scale are in the frame.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated soil face at the theatre at Soli, with stones and rubble set in layers of earth.
Description, scan 2
A close view of a dark excavated face of earth, with many stones and rubble pieces embedded in its layers. Larger stones sit near the top, and a band of loose soil and small fragments runs across the middle. A vertical cut edge of earth is visible on the right, and the ground surface lies along the bottom of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli, during excavation, with stones visible.

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