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Field photograph·C03983·1927

The theatre at Soli

Large pitted stone block with a rectangular hollow in its top, at the theatre at Soli, with a fence post and stones behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03983. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large pitted pale stone block fills the foreground, with a rectangular hollow cut into its top surface. Behind it, a grassy earth bank holds scattered stones, a wooden fence post with wire runs across the middle distance, and a second large block stands at the right against an overcast sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Large worn stone blocks at Soli, one with a rectangular hollow, with a grassy bank and wire fence behind
Description, scan 2
A close view of large pitted limestone blocks filling the foreground, with a rectangular hollow cut into the upper surface of the left block. Behind them a grass-covered earth bank rises to the left, with scattered stones, a wooden fence post and strands of wire running across the background. A large boulder stands on the right.

English, translated from the original record

Photograph of the theatre at Soli, showing grass, a fence and stones.

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