Object photograph·C04105·1927–1931

BA bronze tools, weapons and small finds from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14

Corroded bronze blade from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, shown with a number label
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04105. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, heavily corroded metal object lies upright against a pale background. Its upper end is narrower with a small shoulder, and the lower part tapers to a point. A black number label is placed at the upper right, and a faint join line crosses the object near its middle.

Other scans of this record (10)

  • Bronze weapons, tools and small finds from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, laid out on a grey backdrop with number labels
  • Long, corroded metal blade from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, shown upright against a pale backdrop
  • Corroded ring-shaped object with a black number label, from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14
  • Bronze weapons, tools and small finds from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, laid out on a pale background with numbered labels.
  • Irregular fragment with raised arc-shaped relief decoration, photographed against a plain grey background
  • Corroded bronze tool from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, a long tapering blade with a narrow top and a broad rounded end.
  • Three long, thin, corroded metal rods on a grey card, with two number labels, from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14
  • String of beads on a fine wire, arranged in a loose ring, from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14
  • Corroded dark metal ring on a grey card, with a small black number label
  • Long bronze blade with a tang, from Ayios Iakovos Tomb 14, photographed upright against a pale background
Description, scan 2
Four metal blades, some with tangs, and a narrow pointed implement lie across a grey backdrop, alongside two rings of different sizes. Below are a small clay figurine, a string of beads, a pottery sherd with raised decoration, two thin pins and a rounded stone object with a central hole. Each object has a black number label beside it.
Description, scan 3
A long, narrow metal object with a pointed upper end, a broader middle and a tapering lower end. Its surface is rough and heavily pitted with corrosion. It stands upright against a pale grey backdrop, and its lower part runs straight down to the bottom edge of the frame.
Description, scan 4
A heavily corroded, dark ring-shaped object lies against a grey backdrop, its surface rough and pitted, with a visible break at the upper left and another at the lower right. A black number label is placed at the top edge. The centre of the ring shows a pale disc, and a light card border surrounds the frame.
Description, scan 5
Photograph of about a dozen finds arranged on a pale background, each with a numbered label. Long corroded metal blades and daggers lie upright, alongside two bronze rings, a short tanged tool and two thin metal rods. Among them are a small terracotta figurine, a string of beads, a relief-decorated pottery sherd and a perforated stone object.
Description, scan 6
A single irregular, roughly triangular fragment with a rough, grainy surface, shown in close view on a pale background. Several raised, crescent-shaped arcs in rows form the relief decoration, with a raised ridge running diagonally across the piece. The edges are broken and the material cannot be identified with certainty from the photograph.
Description, scan 7
A single corroded bronze object, long and tapering: narrow at the top and widening to a broad, rounded end at the bottom, with a pitted, speckled surface. It is photographed upright on a plain grey background, with a black number label with handwritten numerals below it and a partly visible black label at the left edge.
Description, scan 8
Three long, thin, dark objects with rough, corroded surfaces lie upright on a grey mounted card. The middle one has a small knob at its top and the others taper toward their ends. Two black number labels with white numerals sit at the lower left and lower right corners of the card.
Description, scan 9
A photograph of a string of about twenty beads threaded on a thin twisted wire, shown as an open ring on a grey card. The beads vary in shape and size: most are pale and speckled or smooth and rounded, and one large dark lump with a rough surface sits at the lower right. The grey card has a cream mount around it.
Description, scan 10
A single ring with a rough, pitted, dark surface and a slightly uneven oval outline lies on a pale grey card cut into an irregular rounded shape. A small black tag with a handwritten number in white is placed against the inner edge of the ring on the left. The light background surrounds the card.
Description, scan 11
A tall, narrow view of a single bronze blade standing upright on a pale ground. The blade has a raised central ridge and tapers to a point at its lower end, while a narrower tang at the top ends in a curled tip. The metal surface is pitted and crusted, and a dark label sits on the right edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Bronze Tools. A.J. 14. 7, 43. BA Weapons. A.J. 14.24. BA Weapons. A.J. 14. 42. Pottery. Pottery Red Lustrous Ware, A.J.14, upper layer. BA small finds, A.J.14.31. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. 14.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. 14. 7, 43

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. A.J. 14.24

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. A.J. 14. 42

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, A.J.14.31.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. 14

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