Object photograph·C05124·1927–1931

Gold rings, pins and pendants (L.406.1)

Three metal pins with globular heads from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, on a grey mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05124. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three metal pins are photographed upright on a grey mount. Each has a round, bulbous head with a short cylindrical collar on top and a slender shaft tapering to a point. The centre pin is the longest and has a thickened, bent section partway down, while the two side pins have irregular, slightly thickened shafts and look dark and pitted.

Other scans of this record (8)

  • Curved, dark corroded metal object with a small round loop at one end, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos
  • Ring-shaped object with a central hole, photographed close up, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos
  • Find from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos: a dark metal loop with a small ring at one lower corner.
  • Dark, corroded metal wire object with a rounded top and a small coiled ring at one end, photographed on grey
  • Single ring-shaped find from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, photographed on a grey card
  • Rings, pins, pendants and a stone object from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, laid out in rows on a grey background.
  • Single dark rounded find on a grey card, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos
  • Single dark loop-shaped object with a tapering end, from the Lapithos Kastros tombs 401–415 finds.
Description, scan 2
A single curved object, dark and corroded, with a rounded loop at its left end and a tapering tip at the right. It is shown in a close view on a plain grey background, mounted on a cream card with a few handwritten marks along the bottom edge. The surface is pitted and uneven, and the loop has a round opening.
Description, scan 3
A single thick, ring-shaped object with a rough, uneven surface and a round central hole. It is shown close up against a plain grey background, with some cracks and darker patches on its outline. The tones are grey, so the material cannot be confirmed as gold from this image.
Description, scan 4
A single object photographed against a pale grey ground: an irregular, thick-walled loop of dark metal, roughly rectangular with a rounded top and a wider, flattened lower-left end. A small ring is attached at the lower right corner, and the surface looks uneven and pitted. The photograph is taken straight on, with no scale or label visible.
Description, scan 5
A single dark, corroded metal object shaped like a bent wire frame, with a rounded top, straight sides and a flattened knob at the lower left. Its lower right end curls into a small open ring. It lies against a plain pale grey background on a light card mount, with a printed number label in the lower right corner.
Description, scan 6
A single plain ring, almost circular, with a thick band that is darker at the edges and a small rough notch on the upper side. It is photographed flat on a mid-grey card, with no scale or label beside it. Only one ring is visible in the frame.
Description, scan 7
Small objects are laid out in rows on a grey background. Two thin wire rings sit at the upper left and right, with a lumpy object below the left ring and a disc with a central hole below the right. Three round-headed pins run down the upper middle, and two curved wire pieces with spiral ends lie below them, with angular wire loops at the bottom.
Description, scan 8
A single dark, rounded object, broader at the base and narrower at the top, fills most of the frame against a plain grey backdrop. A faint horizontal ridge runs across its middle, a small circular mark shows on the left side, and pale patches appear near the top and bottom. The surface looks rough and worn.
Description, scan 9
A single thick, dark loop of slightly irregular oval form fills most of the square frame, with a short tapering end lying across its upper left side. It is set against an even grey ground with small pale specks and a pale border around the print. No pins, pendants or other objects are visible, and no scale or label appears.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Terracotta. Stone, L.406.96. Gold. Rings, pins, pendants. L.406.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Terracotta

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Stone, L.406.96

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Gold Ringar, nålar, hängen. L.406.1

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