Field photograph·C00228·1927
The theatre at Soli
Description
A narrow excavated trench runs away from the camera between two faces of soil and stone. The right-hand wall is built of rough, irregular stones with some mortar, while the left side is a steep face of dark earth with stones embedded in it. At the far end the trench steps up to a higher level, and loose stones lie on the floor of the cutting.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- A narrow excavation trench runs away from the camera between two high faces. The right face is a dense mass of rubble stones, and the left face is darker soil with some stones set in it. The trench floor is dark earth with scattered small stones, and at the far end a stepped recess or cut is visible in the back wall.
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)