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Field photograph·C00216·1927

The theatre at Soli

Excavation at the theatre at Soli, with a mound of stones above layers of soil and a pale cut rock face at right.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00216. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation cutting shows a heap of loose stones at the top, with layers of dark soil and small stones beneath. A dark hollow opens at the left, and a pale, cut rock face fills the lower right. Open sky shows at the top left, and the cutting walls rise on both sides.

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  • Excavation trench at Soli with a heap of stones above dark soil layers and a pale rock face at right
Description, scan 2
An excavated trench at Soli shows a mound of stones and rubble resting on a dark, layered soil face. A dark hollow opens at the left, and a pale, rough rock face fills the lower right. Sky shows at the upper left above the cut edge.

English, translated from the original record

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

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