Object photograph·C05176b·1927–1931

BA Weapons, sword (L. 301C.3)

Corroded metal sword with a long tapering blade and a narrow tang, from the Lapithos tombs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05176b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The sword is shown upright against a grey card backdrop, with its long, narrow blade tapering to a point at the bottom. The metal surface is pitted and corroded, and a central ridge runs down the blade. At the top, a thin tang or handle remnant curves to the left, and a handwritten number label is partly visible along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons, L. 301C.3.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L. 301C.3

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