Object photograph·C00337ax·1927–1931

Bone object with pomegranate or poppy bud (L.403.5)

Bone object with a pomegranate or poppy bud top, from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00337ax. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, slender bone object stands upright against a grey background. Its top is a rounded knob with small projections like a bud, and the shaft is marked with closely spaced horizontal incised rings. The lower end is plain and blunt, and the picture is cut to an irregular outline and mounted on a cream card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bone, L.403.5. Pomegranate or poppy bud on the top.

Swedish, as on the record

Ben, L.403.5. Granatäpple eller vallmoknopp på toppen.

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