Object photograph·C01571·1927–1931

Bronze Weapons (V.282 C.1571)

Bronze weapon with a ribbed socket and long tapering blade, shown upright — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01571. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow metal weapon photographed upright against a grey backdrop. Its upper part is a tubular socket with closely spaced ribs and a raised collar where it meets the blade, which narrows to a point at the bottom. The surface is dark and rough with corrosion, and a small number label is visible at the lower right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Weapons, V.282 C.1571.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Weapons. V.282 C.1571

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