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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 108 of 147

Continued from p. 125

… the upper end: a large fragment of a Corinthian, well-worked marble capital with several fresh fracture surfaces. As the capital's position is not original, it is lifted. In the vicinity also several associated fragments of leaves and volutes are collected. Next to this capital but in the continuation of the trench to the west and down on the floor are found four large fragments of another Corinthian capital (2) with a different technique, more deeply cut and not so stylised as no. 1. These capitals too have been split in recent times and displaced from their position, which is why they are lifted together with some smaller associated fragments. Further in (to the west) is exposed on the stone floor itself a longitudinally split column (upper part) diam 0,52 m – the same measurement as the corresponding one on column 1 — extending into the trench wall. 0,50 m north of this also on the floor itself is exposed a smaller column fragment probably belonging to the same column. The larger fragment is excavated to … continues

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