Field photograph·C00236·1927
The theatre at Soli
Description
Workers in headscarves and hats stand and sit among rough stone blocks in an excavated area, several holding spades and picks. A mound of earth rises behind them, with more figures on the upper ground at left and right. In the foreground a long-handled spade lies on the dusty ground in shadow.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- Several workers, some in head coverings and some in white shirts, stand and sit among excavated earth and cut stone blocks. A long-handled spade lies in the foreground, and a man in a striped sweater leans on a tool at right. Spoil heaps and a cut face of soil rise behind them under a bright sky.
English, translated from the original record
The theatre at Soli, with people, a spade and stones.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)