Object photograph·C04318·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (A.18.20)

Corroded iron weapon blade with a pointed tip, photographed on grey card, from Amathus. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04318. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, pointed object of corroded iron lies vertically on a grey card mount, with its tip at the top and a narrowing lower end. The surface is pitted and crusted with rust, and the edges are uneven. A small black number label sits at the upper left corner of the card.

Other scans of this record (2)

Description, scan 2: Two corroded iron objects lie on a pale grey surface. The upper one is a long, narrow blade tapering to a point at the right, its surface pitted and encrusted. Below it lies a broader, irregular fragment with a torn outline and a dark, flaking surface, and a small black number label sits at the left between them.
Description, scan 3: A long, heavily corroded iron object lies upright on a grey card. Its upper part is narrow, and its middle widens into a broad, irregular section that tapers toward the lower end, with a rough, flaking surface of dark rust and pale patches. A small dark tag sits at the left edge, and handwritten marks appear along the bottom of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Weapons. A.18.20.

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.18.20