Object photograph·C00359a·1927–1931

Gold rings, pins, pendants, finger ring (L.420.17)

Gold ring from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, seen from above on a grey card mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00359a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single thick hoop of dark metal lies flat on a pale grey card. The ring is worn and slightly uneven, with a raised, angular bump on its upper edge and patches of light and dark across its surface. Partly visible handwritten notes run along the bottom edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Gold rings, pins, pendants, L.420.17.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Gold Ringar, nålar, hängen. L.420.17

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)