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Field photograph·C00459·1927

The theatre at Soli

Stepped horizontal tiers of excavated earth at the theatre at Soli, with two stone blocks set into one step.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00459. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of stacked horizontal bands of compacted earth, each rising above the one below, with a pale, flat ground surface along the bottom edge. Two rectangular pale stone blocks sit in the middle tier, with a dark gap beside them, and the tiers appear to be cut into a sloping face.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Stepped tiers of excavated earth at the theatre at Soli, with two stone blocks set into the steps
  • Stepped excavated section at Soli theatre with two pale stone blocks set into the tiers
Description, scan 2
Several horizontal tiers of packed earth rise up the frame, each with a flat tread and a rough vertical riser, forming stepped seating. Two squared pale stone blocks sit in a lower tier near the centre, and a narrow dark gap runs down between the lower steps. The ground in the foreground is pale and loose.
Description, scan 3
Close view of a vertical excavated face at the theatre at Soli, cut into several horizontal tiers of compacted earth. Two pale, roughly squared stone blocks sit in the tiers near the middle, and a lower tier runs across the bottom edge. No people, tools or scale are visible, and the stepped form reads mainly as soil layers.

English, translated from the original record

Stone steps at the theatre at Soli.

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