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Field photograph·C00468·1927

Theatre at Soli: stone steps during excavation

Excavated stone steps and walls at the theatre at Soli, seen from above during excavation.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00468. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flight of stone steps rises from the lower centre of the frame, with a stepped cut in the soil to the upper left and rectangular stone blocks along the left and right. A low wall of stone blocks runs across the middle right, and a narrow channel with small stones runs down the right side. The surrounding earth banks are steep and bare, with no people visible.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Excavated stone steps at the theatre at Soli, with a cut channel and walls beside them.
  • Excavated stone steps at the theatre at Soli, with walls and a trench beside them.
Description, scan 2
A flight of rough-cut stone steps rises from the lower left of the frame, flanked by a tall block wall on the left. To the right, a low wall and a narrow channel lined with small stones run down beside a cleared area, and the earth banks of the excavation cutting rise behind. No people or tools are visible.
Description, scan 3
A flight of stone steps rises in the centre of the frame, with rectangular blocks forming the treads and risers. Excavated soil banks and a cut wall face surround the steps, and a masonry wall stands to the right. A narrow channel lined with stones runs diagonally in the lower right, and further stepped seating edges are visible at the upper left.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli: stone steps during excavation.

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