Photograph·CO 1069-701-05·1930–39
Amphitheatre at Soli
Description
The tiered seating is cut into a steep bank of earth and rubble, its rows curving around a pale, level arena in the foreground. Rough walls and broken masonry crown the top of the slope against a bright sky, and a small palm tree stands at the left edge. Rock and loose ground fill the lower left corner.
English
Curved rows of stone seating step down around a cleared arena at the amphitheatre at Soli, with earth banks and ruined walls rising behind. With another photograph on the same page.
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Amphitheatre at Soli
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)