Object photograph·C04419b·1927–1931

Lead (J.1166)

Ovoid lead object from Idalion, corroded and pitted, narrower at the top — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04419b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single egg-shaped object fills most of the frame, narrower and pointed at the top and rounded at the base. Its rough, pitted grey surface has lighter crusty patches and darker corroded areas, with faint lines along the upper half. It is shown upright against a pale grey backdrop on a card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Lead, (J.1166) wrong no.

Swedish, as on the record

Bly, (J.1166) fel.nr.

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