Object photograph·C04280e·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (A.13.3)

Corroded iron weapon blade from Amathus, leaf-shaped with a tapering tang, shown on a grey card mount. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04280e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavily corroded iron object with a long leaf-shaped blade that tapers to a point at the top and narrows to a short socket and tang at the base. The surface is rough and crusted with rust and soil, with pitting and a swelling near the lower end. It is laid on a pale grey card within a light green mount, with a dark bar along the left edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A corroded iron object, long and leaf-shaped, with a broad blade that narrows to a point at the lower end and a short, narrow tang at the top. Its rough, pitted surface is grey-brown with darker patches. The object is cut out and mounted on a white card against a pale grey-green backing.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Weapons. A.13.3.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. A.13.3