Field photograph·C03671·1930–31

Excavation at Cholades, Soli: Temples A-B

Excavation at Cholades, Soli, with stone steps, a fallen column drum and rubble walls — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03671. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flight of stone steps rises against a rubble wall in an excavated area at Cholades, Soli. A cylindrical column drum lies on its side in the foreground, with a round hole visible in one end. Walls of rubble and cut stone border the excavation, with loose stones and earth heaped above and a bare earth surface in front.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: An excavated area at Cholades, Soli, with a flight of worked stone steps set between walls of rubble and small stones. A cylindrical column drum lies on its side at the foot of the steps, with a round hole visible in its end. Loose stones and bare earth fill the foreground and the upper edge of the excavation.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Cholades, Soli, showing stones and objects.

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