Field photograph·C00218·1927
The theatre at Soli
Description
Two large cut stone blocks sit in an excavated trench, one at left and a larger one at right, partly embedded in soil. Behind them the earth face of the cutting rises steeply, and loose soil and rubble lie on the floor of the trench. A dark shadow of the photographer falls across the lower left corner.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- Two large stone blocks lie in an excavated cutting. The block on the left has a flat, pale top and angular edges, while the block to the right is partly embedded in earth and has broken, weathered surfaces. Steep soil banks rise behind them, and a dark shadow falls across the lower left of the frame.
English, translated from the original record
The theatre at Soli, during excavation, with stones visible.
More from Soli
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C00200The theatre at Soli, Evagoras in the eastern parodos
C00204Byzantine walls at Soli
C00220The theatre at Soli: work on the substructure walls of the east eisodos
C00226The theatre at Soli. Work on the orchestra from the west
C00239The theatre at Soli, excavating the proskenion
C00244The theatre at Soli: pipe in Room III, eastern corner of the stage
Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)