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Object photograph·C04957d·1927–1931

Iron Tools (A. 012:006)

Corroded iron tool from Amathus, elongated and tapering toward one end.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04957d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single elongated iron object lies horizontally across the image, its surface heavily corroded, rough and crusted with uneven edges. One end is broad and rounded while the other tapers to a point. The print is mounted on a pale card with a yellowish border.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron tool with a long tapering blade, from Amathus
Description, scan 2
A long, corroded iron object lies upright on a pale background, narrowing to a point at the bottom while its top edge is broken and irregular. Its rough, encrusted surface shows pits and a few pale patches. A small dark tag with a hole sits to the left, and the print is mounted on a card with a plain border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Tools, A.12.6.

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)