Object photograph·C03997·1927–1931

BA bronze tools and small finds from Lapithos Tomb 322 D

Bronze tools, rods, a blade and beads from Lapithos Tomb 322 D, laid out with numbered tags
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03997. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Object photograph of several finds laid on a pale background, each with a numbered card tag. Three slender rods and a long tapering blade lie at the top, with a longer knobbed rod across the middle and two corroded fragments at right. Below are a string of small round beads and three larger round objects with central holes and incised lines.

Other scans of this record (5)

  • Two corroded metal fragments beside a number label, from Lapithos Tomb 322 D
  • Four slender bronze rods with knobbed heads, from Lapithos Tomb 322 D, photographed on a grey card mount.
  • Three round perforated objects with incised grooves from Lapithos Tomb 322 D, each beside a numbered tag
  • Round beads threaded in a ring on a dark thread, with a small black number label at the right
  • Corroded bronze tool from Lapithos Tomb 322 D, photographed upright against a pale background
Description, scan 2
Two corroded metal fragments lie on a pale card, the upper one overlapping the lower one slightly to the right. A dark rectangular number label with white handwritten figures sits at the upper left. The fragments have rough, pitted surfaces, the upper one with a flat broken end and the lower one narrowing toward its right end.
Description, scan 3
Four long, slender metal rods with knobbed heads and pointed tips, their surfaces corroded to a greenish-brown. The longest rod on the left has wire wound around its top and a small number label beside it, and a second label with a mark sits near the head of the adjacent rod. Three shorter rods lie to the right, one with a swelling along its length, all set against a grey card.
Description, scan 4
Three round objects with central holes are photographed on pale card, each with a small dark numbered tag below it. The largest, on the left, has a pale, speckled surface with grooves running in from the rim toward the hole. The two on the right are smaller, with darker surfaces and short incised lines near the holes.
Description, scan 5
Twelve dark, rounded beads with a slightly textured surface are arranged in a ring on a fine dark thread. The thread runs out to the right toward a small black card with white marks. The photograph is mounted on a light card with handwritten blue notes along the bottom edge.
Description, scan 6
A single elongated metal object is shown upright against a pale background. Its upper end is broad and flat, wrapped with a loop of thin wire, and the body narrows to a rounded tip at the bottom. The surface is rough and crusted with dark corrosion and pale patches, and a small dark number label with handwritten marks sits at the top left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA small finds. BA Bronze Tools. L. 322 D. 31, 32, 37, 90, 91.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Småfynd. BA Bronze Tools. L. 322 D. 31, 32, 37, 90, 91.

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