Object photograph·C03988·1927–1931

BA weapons, idols and bronze tools from Lapithos Tomb 322 B

Photo mount of corroded metal objects from Lapithos Tomb 322B: a bent rod, a pair of joined prongs and two flat-ended tools.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03988. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A card mount holding several photographs of corroded metal objects, with small square number labels beside them. On the left, a long narrow rod bent into a loop and a pair of slender arms joined at the top lie on a pale ground. On the right, a close view shows two flat-ended implements with narrow stems against a dark, rough surface, with a dark curved rod above.

Other scans of this record (8)

  • Metal blades, tools and a ring, with rows of perforated round objects, from Lapithos Tomb 322 B, each with a numbered label.
  • Corroded metal object from Lapithos Tomb 322B, with a small hole near its narrow upper end
  • Two small prints on a card: a long, corroded metal blade on the left and a ring-shaped outline on the right.
  • Two rows of round objects, each with a hole through it, photographed on a grey card with small number labels.
  • Long, slender metal object with a coiled upper end, from Lapithos Tomb 322 B
  • Idol fragment from Lapithos Tomb 322 B, photographed on a card beside a number label.
  • Two corroded metal blades with number labels, from Lapithos Tomb 322B
  • Two corroded metal blades with tangs on a grey card, with number labels, from Lapithos Tomb 322 B
Description, scan 2
Metal objects from Lapithos Tomb 322 B laid out on a pale surface, each with a numbered label. Two long blades with tangs lie at the top, with a bent two-armed object, a thin rod, a flat blade, a small dagger and a ring below them. Two rows of rounded objects with holes, grey-buff and pitted, run across the lower part.
Description, scan 3
A single corroded metal object is photographed on a pale card with a pointed top. Its narrow upper end has a small perforation and widens into an irregular flattened body with a pitted, crusted surface and a broken, uneven edge on the right. A black number label with handwritten marks sits on the left.
Description, scan 4
Two separate prints are mounted on a pale card. The tall narrow print on the left shows a long, corroded metal blade with a pointed tip and a tang at the top, against a dark textured background, with a dark tag and a handwritten number attached by a thin wire. The right print shows a dark ring-shaped outline with a lighter centre and a small label below it.
Description, scan 5
Two rows of round, grey-brown objects, each with a central hole, are set out on a grey card. Some surfaces are smooth and others rough or worn, and a few have incised lines. Small dark number labels sit beneath most of them, and the objects vary in size, with the largest toward the upper right.
Description, scan 6
One long, slender metal object narrows to a point at its lower end, and its upper end is wrapped in coiled binding. A black square number label sits to its left. The print is cut to an irregular shape and mounted on a pale card.
Description, scan 7
A broken, greyish fragment of a small figure, narrow at the top with a wider body below and projections at the sides, its surface marked by scored or incised lines. It is shown on a pale grey card mount, with a black number label with white figures placed to its right. The object fills the upper left of the frame in a close view.
Description, scan 8
Two long, pointed metal blades, each shown in its own photograph, are pasted side by side on a pale card. Both are heavily corroded, with rough, pitted surfaces and a faint central ridge, and each has a narrow stem at the top. Small black number labels are attached near the top of each blade.
Description, scan 9
Two corroded metal blades lie side by side on a grey card, the left one shorter and upright, the right one longer and slightly broader at its top. The left blade has a narrow tang at its top end, and both taper to pointed tips. Two small dark number labels are attached to the card beside them.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons. L. 322B. 12. 11 Idols. L.322B:003G BA Bronze Tools. L.322B:003, L.322B:010, L.322B:015,1. Lead, L.322 B.13,17 BA small finds, L.322B

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L. 322B. 12. 11 Idoler. L.322B:003G BA Bronze Tools. L.322B:003, L.322B:010, L.322B:015,1. Bly, L.322 B.13,17 BA Småfynd, L.322B

More from Lapithos-Vrysi tou Barba, SCE Tomb 322

84 items in the archiveThe tomb →

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