Field photograph·Csn1718·1927–1931

Building with stone vault, North Africa

Ruined stone amphitheatre interior in North Africa, with tiers of arched openings around an oval arena. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1718. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large ruined oval structure seen from its upper level, with several tiers of stone walls pierced by rows of arched openings. Stone seating steps are visible on the right, and the bare earth arena floor holds a low walled passage with arched openings running across it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Building with stone vault, North Africa.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Nord-Afrika.