Field photograph·C00226·1927

The theatre at Soli. Work on the orchestra from the west

Excavation of the theatre at Soli, workers clearing the orchestra, seen from the west
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00226. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Workers dig in a large excavated area, with curved tiers of earth cut into the ground at the right and a sloping bank rising behind them. Wheelbarrows stand near the bank, and stone walls remain above ground along the top of the slope. A white tent sits at the left edge, with a wide plain and low hills stretching into the distance.

Other scans of this record (3)

  • Excavation of the theatre at Soli, with workers clearing the orchestra seen from the west
  • Excavation of the orchestra of the theatre at Soli, seen from the west, with workers, wheelbarrows and a stone wall above.
  • Excavation of the theatre at Soli, with workers on the orchestra seen from the westFull resolution
Description, scan 2
Several workers dig and carry earth in a wide excavated area, with wheelbarrows and a cylindrical stone block in the foreground. Curved earth tiers curve around the lower right, and low standing walls and rubble line the upper right. A white tent stands at the left, and fields and low hills stretch across the background under a pale sky.
Description, scan 3
Workers dig in the excavated orchestra of the theatre at Soli, seen from the west, with wheelbarrows and picks on the bare ground. Curving tiers of earth and stone rise on the right, a large block stands in the middle, and rubble walls run along the upper edge. A white tent stands at the left edge, and a flat plain with low hills stretches into the background.
Description, scan 4
A wide view over an excavation in which many workers with picks, shovels and baskets dig trenches and the sloping soil. Two wheelbarrows stand on the flat floor of the curved orchestra area, and a few spoil heaps lie nearby. Stone walls run along the upper right, a white tent stands at the left edge, and a flat plain with scattered trees and distant hills stretches behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The theatre. Work on the orchestra from the west.

Swedish, as on the record

Teatern. Arbetet på orkestran från väster. Soli Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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