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Field photograph·C00221·1927

The theatre at Soli

Excavated soil face with roots and stone courses at the theatre at Soli
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00221. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A vertical face of dark excavated soil rises above large stone blocks laid in courses along the lower part of the view. Roots run through the soil, and a stone wall with a squared upright block stands at the right edge. A heap of rubble and earth lies along the top of the cut.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated earth face at Soli theatre, with exposed stone masonry at the base and tree roots in the soil.
Description, scan 2
A steep face of dark excavated soil rises above a band of large stones at the base, and a column of stonework is exposed on the right. Thin tree roots and scattered small stones run across the soil, and loose rubble spreads over the slope above. The photograph is taken straight on at close range, with no people or equipment in view.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli, with roots and stones, during excavation.

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