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Field photograph·C03986·1927

The Theatre at Soli

Excavated ruins of the theatre at Soli, with rows of cut stone blocks, a narrow cut in the middle and trees beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03986. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph taken from above of excavated ground at Soli. Rows of cut stone blocks form low walls across a terraced area, with a narrow vertical cut running down through the middle. A dry stone wall runs along the foreground, and beyond the excavation lie cultivated fields, scattered trees and a few distant houses.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated ruins of the theatre at Soli, with cut stone blocks and walls, a dry-stone wall in front, and fields and trees beyond
Description, scan 2
Viewed from above, an excavated area shows low walls of cut stone blocks with a gap at the centre and dressed blocks lying scattered at the right. A rough dry-stone wall of field stones runs across the foreground. Beyond, cultivated fields, scattered trees and a few buildings extend to the horizon, and no people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

The Theatre at Soli, with stones and trees, during excavation.

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