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Field photograph·C00706·1927

Soli, the theatre

Curved row of pale cut stone blocks exposed in an excavation at Soli, the theatre
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00706. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A curved line of pale, squared stone blocks runs diagonally across an excavated area, following the edge of a deep cutting. Earth banks rise on the left and at the back, and loose stones lie scattered along the upper ground beyond the blocks. The soil around the stones is dry and bare.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Curved row of pale cut stone blocks running through an excavation trench at Soli, the theatre.
  • Excavation at Soli with a curved row of pale stone blocks running through a trench
Description, scan 2
A curved line of pale, squared stone blocks runs through an excavated trench, with its edge set into the soil. Loose stones and rubble lie scattered across the bare earth around it, and a higher bank of excavated earth rises in the background.
Description, scan 3
A curved row of pale, squared stone blocks runs diagonally across an excavated area, set into a trench with steep earth sides. Loose stones and rubble lie on the ground and along the upper edge of the excavation in the background. The view is taken from above and no people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli, with stones and stone blocks during excavation.

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