Object photograph·C03230a·1927–1931

Bronze utensils from Marion Tomb 53 (M. 053)

Row of about twenty dark nail-like metal objects, each mounted on a paper strip, from Marion Tomb 53
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03230a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

About twenty nail-like objects lie in a row across a pale background, each mounted on a narrow pale paper strip with its head at the top. The shafts taper to points, and most are straight, though a few are bent or curved. A handwritten number label sits below the row.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Iron-dark nails laid out in rows on a grey background, from Marion Tomb 53
Description, scan 2
About two dozen nails with flat round heads are laid out in two rows on a grey background. Their shafts vary in length and curvature, and the metal is dark and corroded. A handwritten label sits in the lower right corner, and the nails are photographed straight on.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze utensils from Marion, Tomb 53, with objects of lead, bronze, alabaster and terracotta.

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