Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C01478·1927–1931

Gold rings, pins, pendants

Four twisted-wire rings with cone-shaped ridged heads, photographed in two rows of two on a grey backing.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01478. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Four ring-shaped objects lie in a two-by-two arrangement on a grey backing. Each has a loop of twisted wire that ends in a cone-shaped head with ridged bands, and a small hooked terminal sits where the loop meets the head. Some loops are closed and some are open at one end.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Gold rings, pins, pendants.

Swedish, as on the record

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