Object photograph·C03999·1927–1931

BA Bronze Tools (L.311A. 42, 47)

Two corroded bronze blades from the Vrysi tou Barba tombs at Lapithos, with number labels 42 and 47.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03999. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two corroded metal blades lie flat on a pale background. The upper one is long and narrow, tapering to a point, with a raised ridge along its centre. The lower one is shorter, broader toward its rounded end, and has two small pale spots near that end; black number labels 42 and 47 sit beside them.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two corroded bronze blades with number labels, photographed on a pale card
Description, scan 2
Two long, tapering metal objects lie side by side on a pale card. The left one is longer, with a pointed tip and a faint central ridge; the right one is shorter, with three small pale spots near its broad end. Both have a rough, corroded surface and are each tagged with a small black number label on a wire.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Bronze Tools. L.311A. 42, 47.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L.311A. 42, 47.

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