Object photograph·C04957i·1927–1931

Jewellery etc. from Amathus (A. 012:004;3)

Close view of a rounded, pitted find, possibly a bead, on a mounted photograph
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04957i. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single roughly spherical object fills most of the frame, its surface uneven and pitted with dark crevices and a lighter patch on the lower left. Its edges look worn or encrusted. The print is mounted on a cream card with a white margin, and no hole is clearly visible.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Round bead with a large central hole, from Amathus, shown on a mounted print
  • Two round beads, each standing above a black number label; the right bead has a large hole through its centre
Description, scan 2
A single disc-shaped bead photographed close up and mounted on a white card with a cream border. The upper-left face is pale and mottled, the lower-right side is much darker, and a large dark hole sits near the centre. A thin dark line runs along the left edge of the object.
Description, scan 3
Two round objects, probably beads, are shown side by side on a pale mount card. The left one has a rough, pitted surface and no visible hole, while the right one is smoother and has a large dark hole through its centre. Each object sits above a black square number label with white marks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Jewellery etc., Amathus 12. 4;3. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Smycken m.m, Amathus 12. 4;3

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)