Object photograph·C05128a·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (L.422.10)

Corroded iron axe with a long shaft, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05128a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The object is photographed upright against a pale grey background. Its head is a heavily corroded mass with a blade-like projection to the right and a rounded lump to the left, set on a long, thin shaft that narrows towards the bottom. The surface is rough, pitted and dark, encrusted with corrosion.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A heavily corroded iron object with a long straight shaft and a head at the top that spreads out to one side, with a rounded knob-like projection on the right. Its rough, pitted surface is dark grey-brown and crusted. The object is shown alone, photographed upright on a pale card mount with a grey border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron Weapons. L.422.10

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. L.422.10