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Object photograph·C02727d·1927–1931

Bronze utensils from Marion (M. 060:029)

Four corroded metal nails with domed heads, photographed side by side in separate panels on a card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02727d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Four corroded nails with flat, domed heads are shown side by side, each in its own panel on a light card. The left nail has its tip curled into a hook and the second has a bent foot, while the two on the right are straight and taper to a point. Their surfaces are dark and pitted with pale patches.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Four corroded metal nails with domed heads, two of them bent, from Marion tombs 46–60.
Description, scan 2
Four nails lie in a 2 by 2 arrangement on a pale grey backdrop. The upper two are straight with domed heads, the left one with a swelling on its shank. The lower two have their shanks bent near the tip, the left curled into a small hook and the right bent sharply at a right angle; all are dark, pitted and corroded.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze. Utensils, M.60.29. Marion T. 31-60.

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