Field photograph·C00235·1927
The theatre at Soli
Description
Close view of an excavated earth face at Soli, with stones and rubble embedded in the soil, especially on the left and upper parts. A dark recess opens at the lower centre, and loose soil and small stones lie on the ground in the foreground. The print is mounted on a dark card border.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- A close view into an excavated cutting. Pale, rough stones and rubble line the walls on both sides, with a dark, soil-filled gap running upward through the centre. A large pale block sits at left beside a dark hollow, and the foreground floor is dark soil with small light flecks.
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)