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Field photograph·C03668·1930–31

Cholades temples A-B at Soli

Excavated ruins at the Cholades temples A-B at Soli, with stone walls, large blocks and a stone channel in the foreground.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03668. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view across excavated ruins with low stone walls and foundations running over the ground. Large dressed blocks sit in the middle distance, and a long narrow stone channel runs diagonally across the foreground. Rubble and loose stones lie around the walls, and a few trees and bushes stand on the rising ground at the top.

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  • Excavated ruins at the Cholades temples A-B at Soli, with low stone walls and large cut stone blocks.
Description, scan 2
A wide view across an excavated area at Soli, with low stone walls and large squared blocks standing among scattered rubble and bare soil. In the foreground a long, narrow stone-edged channel runs diagonally across the frame, and a single small tree grows on the skyline above the ruins.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at the Cholades temples A-B at Soli, with stones and trees visible.

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