Object photograph·C04955n·1927–1931

Iron Weapons, arrowhead (A.7.8.2)

Corroded iron arrowhead from Amathus, long and narrow, shown on a pale card mount.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04955n. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow iron object lies upright on a pale rectangular card, tapering to a fine point at the top and to a narrow, slightly blunt tip below a broader middle. Its surface is pitted and crusted with corrosion, giving mottled dark and light patches. The card has cut corners and sits against a cream backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron arrowhead from Amathus, long and narrow with a pointed tip, shown upright.
Description, scan 2
A heavily corroded iron object, long and narrow, with a pointed tip at the top and a blunt, rounded end at the bottom. Its surface is rough and pitted, with dark and pale patches of corrosion. It is photographed upright on a grey ground within a pale mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron Weapons, A.7.8.2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. A.7.8.2

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)