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Field photograph·C00244·1927

The theatre at Soli: pipe in Room III, eastern corner of the stage

Long curved pipe lying in an excavated trench at Soli
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00244. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, curved pipe with joined sections and collars runs diagonally through a narrow excavated trench. The trench has steep earth sides and loose soil and small stones on its floor. The pipe lies in place in the cut, with no people or equipment visible.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Long curved pipe lying in an excavation trench at Soli, with earth banks on either side.
  • Long clay pipe lying in a narrow excavated trench at Soli, curving away into the distance.Full resolution
Description, scan 2
A long, curved pipe made of sections joined by bands lies along the bottom of a narrow excavation trench. The trench walls are cut into earth and gravel, with a loose, stony surface on the right and a raised soil bank on the left. The pale area at the top left shows the ground beyond the cutting.
Description, scan 3
A long, cylindrical pipe made of pale, segmented material lies in a narrow excavated trench, its joints visible as rings along its length. The pipe curves from the bottom left toward the top centre, with the trench walls of loose brown soil and small stones on either side. No people, scale or other objects are visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The theatre. Pipe in Room III, eastern corner of the stage. Soli.

Swedish, as on the record

Teatern. Rör i rum III, östra scenhörnet. Soli Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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