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Object photograph·C04320d·1927–1931

Iron tools (A. 005:023,25)

Corroded iron tool fragment from Amathus.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04320d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow fragment of corroded iron, shown upright and centred on a pale grey mount. Its surface is rough and pitted with crusted, lighter patches, and both ends are broken. One edge curves slightly, and a shallow ridge runs down the upper part of the piece.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Fragment of a corroded iron tool from Amathus, shown on a pale ground.
Description, scan 2
A broken, heavily corroded iron fragment lies across the picture, its surface pitted and crusted with rust. The rounded end on the right may be a socket or tang, and the left end is broken away. The photograph is mounted on a cream card with a plain border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron tools, A.5.23,25. Parts of tools.

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)