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Field photograph·C00214·1927

The theatre at Soli

Excavated stone steps and tiers at the theatre at Soli, with rubble and earth banks around them
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00214. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Excavated remains of the theatre at Soli: stone tiers or steps step down across the centre of the view, with a small rectangular recess in the masonry at upper right. Earth banks and loose rubble surround the stonework, and a thin cord runs down near the middle of the stone surface.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated stone steps in a cut trench at Soli, with earth and rubble banks around them
Description, scan 2
An excavated area seen from above, with a cut face of soil and rubble along the left and back. Broad stone tiers step down across the centre, and a rectangular block with a recess sits at the upper right. A thin cord runs across the middle tier, and some pale stones are embedded in the soil above.

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)