Object photograph·C03061·1927–1931

Iron tools

Corroded iron object with two long curved arms joining at a rounded top, shown against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03061. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single dark, heavily corroded iron object is shown upright against a pale grey background. It has a thick rounded head at the top and two long arms that splay apart and curve inward to pointed ends. The surfaces are rough and flaking, and the form is closer to a pair of tongs or pincers than to a multi-pronged hook.

English, translated from the original record

Iron tools, including a grappling hook (gripklo, literally 'gripping claw').