Object photograph·C04036b·1927–1931

Bronze Weapons (I. 0788)

Bronze weapon from Idalion: a corroded leaf-shaped blade with a central ridge and narrower lower section — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04036b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A corroded metal weapon lies upright against a pale grey card. The leaf-shaped blade has a raised central ridge and tapers to a point at the top, and a narrower section with a visible join runs down from its base. The surface is dark, pitted and encrusted.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Weapons. i. 788

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Weapons. i. 788

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