Object photograph·C03999a·1927–1931

Bronze tools, lead and small finds from Lapithos Tomb 311 A (L.311A.32)

Corroded metal U-shaped implement with pointed ends, photographed on a pale card, from Lapithos Tomb 311A
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03999a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single corroded metal object bent into a U shape with a rounded top and two long arms that taper to points at the bottom. A wire binding is wound round the left arm near the top, and a small dark rounded lump lies against the right arm near its lower end. A dark number label hangs from the left edge on a short chain.

Other scans of this record (4)

  • Round dark bead-like object with a large central hole and incised lines, from Lapithos Tomb 311 A
  • Two thin, dark elongated objects on a card with two black number labels, from Lapithos Tomb 311A
  • Corroded C-shaped metal object beside a number label reading 48, from Lapithos Tomb 311 A
  • Bronze tools, lead and small finds from Lapithos Tomb 311 A, with number labels, on a pale background.
Description, scan 2
A round, dark object with a large central perforation and several incised lines running across its upper part, shown close up on a light card. A black label with the number 32 sits beside it, and blue handwriting appears at the bottom edge of the card.
Description, scan 3
Two strips of paper are pasted on a pale card, with a dark, thin, elongated object on each strip. Each object has a black rectangular number label beside it, and the textured marks are too small and indistinct to identify their material or form with confidence.
Description, scan 4
A single corroded, curved object shaped like an open C, with a crumbly, pale surface and darker edges, lies on a plain white card. A dark rectangular number label with white figures and a small loop at its top sits at the upper left. The object is shown flat and close, with no scale or context visible.
Description, scan 5
Several metal objects and one ring-shaped object lie on a pale background, each beside a black number label. At the top left a long rod is bent into a loop at one end, and two straight, corroded rods run across the upper right and middle. A small curved, heavily corroded metal fragment lies at the lower left, and a dark, round object with a large central hole and faint incised lines sits at the lower right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Lead, L.311 A.48. BA Bronze Tools. L.311A. BA Small finds, L.311A.32.

Swedish, as on the record

Bly, L.311 A.48

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, L.311A.32

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