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Object photograph·C02727e·1927–1931

Bronze Toilet-requisites (M. 055:045)

Bronze toilet-requisite from Marion, Tomb 55: a long thin implement with a flat, broadened upper end
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02727e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, thin metal implement stands upright against a pale card backdrop, with a flat, broadened plate at its upper end. A narrow shank runs down to a pointed tip, and the dark surface is crusted with corrosion. A number label is in the lower right corner, with handwritten marks near the bottom edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded bronze toilet-requisite with a long slender shaft, pointed tip and broad flattened end
Description, scan 2
A single long, slender bronze implement photographed upright against a grey backdrop. It has a narrow rod-like shaft ending in a small pointed tip at the top and a broader, flattened end at the bottom, heavily encrusted with dark corrosion and soil. The photograph is mounted on a pale card border.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze Toilet-requisites, M.55.45. Marion T. 31-60. Marion, Tomb 55. Object of bronze.

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