Object photograph·C04103·1927–1931

Bronze Weapons, Arsos

Corroded metal ring from Arsos, shown on a card mount.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04103. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A plain, roughly round ring with a thick section and a pitted, dark, corroded surface. It is centred on a pale card with a cream border. Faint scratch marks run across the upper right part of the ring, and no decoration is visible.

Other scans of this record (8)

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  • Single corroded metal object, tapering and broken at the top, from Arsos
  • Corroded metal implement from Arsos, long and tapering, shown upright on a card mount.
  • Long corroded metal blade with a pointed tip and tapering tang, photographed vertically on a pale card strip, Arsos
  • Long, narrow corroded metal object with a looped top end and tapering point, from Arsos
  • Open bronze ring, corroded, shown on a white card, from Arsos
Description, scan 2
A single heavy ring of dark, pitted and corroded metal with a rough surface and a round cross-section. It is shown alone, centred on a plain white card, with no visible decoration. Pale card edges from the surrounding sheet appear at the left and right sides of the frame.
Description, scan 3
A long, pointed spearhead with a narrow tang lies on the right. Two tapering hollow tubes sit at lower left and centre, beside long thin rods with rounded tops. Four rings or ring fragments, one broken into a C-shape, lie at upper centre, with a small leaf-shaped blade and two thin curved rods at lower right; all have rough, pitted surfaces on a pale background.
Description, scan 4
A single thick ring-shaped object with a rough, pitted, dark surface and a break near the top edge. It is photographed centred on a light octagonal card, which sits on a cream page with blue handwriting at the lower edges.
Description, scan 5
A single elongated metal object stands upright on a pale card mount, tapering from a wider rounded base to a narrower, irregular broken top. Its surface is heavily corroded and pitted, dark grey-brown with lighter crusty patches, so edges and detail are hard to make out. A blue handwritten number sits in the top-left corner of the mount.
Description, scan 6
A single long, tapering metal object with a heavily corroded, pitted surface in dull grey and brown tones. The narrower top end is slightly broken, and the lower end is wider and irregular with a dark, rough break. It is photographed upright against a pale card, with the card's edges visible around it.
Description, scan 7
A long, narrow metal object lies upright on a pale grey card strip against a yellowish background. It has a leaf-shaped blade that narrows to a point at the top and a long, tapering tang below, with a rough, pitted, greenish-grey corroded surface. A handwritten label is written in the lower left corner of the card.
Description, scan 8
A long, narrow metal object is photographed upright against a pale grey card. Its surface is pitted and dark with corrosion. The top end forms a loop with a narrow slot, and the rod-like body tapers gradually to a point at the bottom.
Description, scan 9
A single corroded metal object shaped as an open ring, with a thick dark band along its length and tapering, slightly uneven ends. It lies flat against a plain white card, with a lighter, pitted surface and no other objects visible. The object is shown in a straight-on view with even lighting.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze weapons. Arsos. Bronze tools. Arsos.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Weapons. Arsos

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze tools.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze tools. Arsos

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