Field photograph·C03982·1927
Soli, the theatre
Description
A long wall of large, squared limestone blocks runs across the middle of the photograph, with a block stacked on top at the left. In the foreground at left a set of worn steps and a rough block structure lead down to a lower step, on gravelly ground. Behind the masonry a rocky slope rises, with wooden posts and a wire fence along the top, and hills stretch away to the right under an overcast sky.
Other scans of this record (2)
- Description, scan 2
- A long wall of large squared limestone blocks runs across the middle of the picture, with a set of worn steps cut into the stone at the lower left. Rough stones and loose rubble lie on the ground in front, and a wooden fence post with wire stands at the right. Behind the wall a steep rocky slope and a low hill rise under an overcast sky.
- Description, scan 3
- Large squared stone blocks form a low wall running across the frame, with a flight of worn steps cut into the rubble at left. Loose stones and earth lie in the foreground, and a wire fence on wooden posts runs up the grassy slope behind. Hills rise in the distance under an open sky.
English, translated from the original record
Field photograph of the theatre at Soli, showing a fence, stones and excavation.
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C00200The theatre at Soli, Evagoras in the eastern parodos
C00204Byzantine walls at Soli
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C00226The theatre at Soli. Work on the orchestra from the west
C00239The theatre at Soli, excavating the proskenion
C00244The theatre at Soli: pipe in Room III, eastern corner of the stage
Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)