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Object photograph·C04279·1927–1931

Gold other jewellery from Amathus (A.15.3)

Torn strip of thin metal with rows of embossed bumps, a find from Amathus, lying on a grey card beside a number label.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04279. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of thin metal sheet, irregularly torn along its edges, with rows of rounded bumps pressed into its surface. It lies horizontally across a grey card, with a square black number label placed below it.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Long strip of embossed gold sheet with torn edges, from Amathus, shown on a pale card mount
Description, scan 2
A long, irregular strip of thin gold sheet with ragged, torn edges lies horizontally on a pale card mount. Its surface is embossed with rows of rounded bumps and hollows, and a darker fold runs down the middle. The strip is shown alone on a white backing, with a small handwritten label in the lower right corner of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Gold, other jewellery. A.15.3.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Gold Övriga smycken. A.15.3

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