Field photograph·Csn1705·1927

The theatre at Soli, with stairs and a tree

The theatre at Soli, with curved tiered seating, a stone wall with large blocks, and one small crouching figure — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1705. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide view down over the theatre at Soli. Curved rows of tiered seating sweep across the left, and a straight wall of large squared blocks runs along the right side of the open floor. A single small figure crouches on the floor in the lower centre, with a hillside of trees and scrub rising behind and fields and a low building in the distance at upper right.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Looking down over the theatre at Soli, curved tiers of seating rise on the left and a wall of stone blocks runs across the right. A single small figure crouches in the open ground at the bottom centre. Beyond the ruins, a line of trees, cultivated fields and a low building sit in the distance.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli, with people, stairs and a tree.

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