Field diary·DII:2a·1927–1928

Soli, the theatreAlfred Westholm

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 101 of field diary DII:2a (Soli, the theatre), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2a, Public domain (CC0).

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Soli Monastiraki

13/3 -28

The site lies c 200 m north of the large bridge on the Paphos road, quite close to the eastern river bank. Just on the boundary between a field belonging to Muktar Stefanos of Galini and an other field to the east of it, belonging to the schoolteacher Theodoulos Panaiotis of Galini, fragments of an archaic marble kore had been found several years ago at about man's depth, partly which have now been taken to the museum in Nicosia. The statue had been found loose in the earth and was brought up to the church in Galini, where it lay among other antiquities. Even earlier, it is said, some shepherds were at this place and pastured sheep. By chance one of them found a large marble head, which was quite ugly. The shepherds thought, however, that it looked comical, for it had moustaches … continues

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain