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Object photograph·C04280·1927–1931

Bone from Amathus

Four flat grey fragments laid out on a white card, recorded as bone from Amathus
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04280. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Four flat, rectangular pieces of grey material are laid out on a white card, two across the top and two below, photographed straight down. The upper-left piece has a smooth, scratched surface, while the others are rougher and pitted. A black number label sits at the right edge beside the top-right piece.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Close view of a grey rectangular bone fragment from Amathus, its surface marked with fine diagonal striations.
Description, scan 2
A close photograph of a single grey, rectangular fragment that fills most of the frame. Its surface shows fine diagonal scratches and pitted patches, with straight-looking edges and no visible scale. The print is mounted on a pale card with a thin border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bone. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

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Swedish, as on the record

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

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