Object photograph·C04320a·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (A.5.18 CAI)

Corroded iron weapon from Amathus, a long pointed blade photographed upright against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04320a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An elongated iron object with a narrow pointed tip at the top, widening slightly below and ending in a broken, irregular lower end. Its surface is heavily encrusted and pitted with rust and soil, with a raised central ridge still faintly visible. It is shown upright on a pale card with a black scale bar at the right edge, and the card mount carries handwritten notes along the bottom.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A heavily corroded iron object, long and narrow, tapering to a point at the right end. Its surface is rough and crusted, with a raised ridge running along its length and a broken, uneven left end. It lies on a pale backdrop, and a small dark rectangular label sits at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron Weapons. A.5.18 CAI. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. A.5.18 CAI

Swedish, as on the record

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