Object photograph·C05177·1927–1931

Bronze Age finds from Ayios Iakovos, Bronze Age Sanctuary

Single-handled vessel with a wide flaring rim and ring base, shown alone against a grey background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05177. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A vessel with a wide flaring rim, an ovoid body tapering to a flat ring base, and one handle on the right side. The surface is rough and crusted with grey-brown encrustation, and a small hole pierces the shoulder below the rim. It is photographed alone against a plain grey background on a card mount with a pale border.

Other scans of this record (14)

  • Leaf-shaped metal blade with a long narrow tang, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Bronze figurine of a seated lion with a carved mane, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Dark cylindrical find with pale rims at top and bottom, mounted on a light card from the Ayios Iakovos Bronze Age finds
  • Heavily corroded metal object tapering to a broken, uneven rim at the top, shown upright.
  • Two bronze objects on a card mount: a long twisted wire piece with loops and a small dark fragment at right.
  • Disc-shaped find with radiating ridges and a central hole, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Two small finds photographed on a grey background: a flat-topped disc-shaped object and a larger cone-shaped object
  • Flat corroded metal object in two broken pieces, with a round hole near the top, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Bronze Age finds from Ayios Iakovos: bronze points, a small figure, a ring, a jug and a jar
  • Single dark metal ring with a round cross-section, photographed lying flat on a pale card, from the Ayios Iakovos finds
  • Jug with a tall neck, wavy relief bands, a loop handle and short feet, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Single dark, mottled object with a rounded top and broad base, photographed on a mounted card, from Ayios Iakovos
  • Four corroded bronze weapon points from Ayios Iakovos laid in a row, each with a handwritten number label above it.
  • Mounted photograph of finds from Ayios Iakovos: bronze blades and a small animal figure, a ring, a jar and a jug with a handle.
Description, scan 2
A single leaf-shaped metal blade with a pointed tip and a long, narrow tang, shown upright. Its surface is dark and corroded with pale patches. The print is mounted on a pale card with a torn lower-right corner, and a small number label is printed at the bottom right.
Description, scan 3
A small bronze figure of a seated lion with a mane shown as rows of curved locks, its head turned to the right. The metal is dark and corroded, with paler patches on the body and legs. It is photographed on a light grey card with a cream border.
Description, scan 4
A single dark, smooth cylindrical object stands upright, with thin pale bands near its top and bottom edges and a small pale mark on its left side. It is shown as a print on a pale card mount with a yellowish border, and faint scratches run across the print.
Description, scan 5
A single dark, heavily corroded metal object is photographed upright against a grey background on a cream card mount. It tapers from a wider top, where the rim is broken and uneven, down to a rounded lower end. The surface is pitted and crusted, with lighter encrusted patches on the lower half, and a number label sits on the mount at lower right.
Description, scan 6
A long, thin metal piece, twisted and knotted into a chain-like form with loops at its right end and a hooked end at the left, lies across a pale grey card mount. A small dark fragment with a rounded top sits at the right. The metal has a dark, slightly corroded surface, and blue handwritten notes run along the bottom edge of the card.
Description, scan 7
A small disc with a rounded edge, its face marked by many radiating ridges and a dark central perforation. The object is centred on a plain grey backdrop and mounted on a cream card with a yellow border. Faint scratches mark the print.
Description, scan 8
Two objects are shown on a pale grey backdrop. On the left is a squat, rounded object with a flat top and a darker lower rim; on the right is a larger cone-shaped object tapering to a rounded point, with a worn, pale surface and darker patches. The photograph is mounted on a light card border with blue handwriting along the bottom edge.
Description, scan 9
Two joined fragments of a flat, corroded metal object are photographed upright against a plain grey background. The upper piece has a rounded top with a round perforation near the edge, and a break runs across the middle. The lower piece widens and then tapers to an irregular end, and the pitted, encrusted surface is clearly visible.
Description, scan 10
Finds laid out in three bands on a light ground: at the top, five bronze points, a small dark figure and a twisted wire chain; in the middle, a plain ring, a small cylinder and a bowl-shaped vessel. Along the bottom are a jar with one handle, a jug with a ribbed neck and three feet, a tapering metal tool and a flat fragment with a hole.
Description, scan 11
A single closed ring of dark metal with a round cross-section and a slightly oval outline, with a small overlap or join near the top. A glossy highlight runs along its upper inner edge. It is shown lying flat on a pale background, and the print is mounted on a card with a cut corner and a narrow margin.
Description, scan 12
A single vessel photographed against a plain grey background: a globular body with a tall, slightly flaring neck decorated with wavy horizontal bands, a loop handle on one side, and short feet at the base. The surface is rough and pitted, with some chipping at the rim. The print is mounted on a grey card with a border, and a handwritten label is partly visible at the bottom edge.
Description, scan 13
A single object with a rounded, tapering top and a broad, slightly curved base, its dark grey surface flecked with paler spots and lighter patches. It is centred on a pale card with a cream border, and no scale or label is visible. Its material and use cannot be confirmed from the photograph.
Description, scan 14
Four metal points are shown side by side in a row on a pale grey ground, each with a handwritten number label above it. From left to right are a leaf-shaped spearhead with a long slender tang, two barbed and tanged arrowheads, and a small barbed point with a short tang. The surfaces are pitted and encrusted with corrosion.
Description, scan 15
Several small finds are pasted in sections on a grey card. The top row shows four pointed bronze blades or spearheads and a small dark animal figure, with a twisted wire loop below. The middle section has a bronze ring, a small dark cylinder, a cup-shaped dark object and small beads, and the bottom row shows a handled jar, a footed jug with a ribbed neck, a tapering dark metal piece and a flat fragment with a hole.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons. A.J. BAS. 22. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. Bas. 43. Glyptic, AJ.BAS.41. BA Small finds, A.J. BAS. 39. BA Small finds, A.J.B.A.S.13. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. BAS. 17. Bone, A.J.BAS 14. BA Small finds, A.J.B.A.S.53. Bronze Age Gold and Silver. Bronze Sculpture. BA Weapons. A.J. BAS. BA Small finds, A.J.B.A.S.34.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. A.J. BAS. 22

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. Bas. 43

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, AJ.BAS.41

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, A.J. BAS. 39

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, A.J.B.A.S.13

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. A.J. BAS. 17.

Swedish, as on the record

Ben, A.J.BAS 14

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, A.J.B.A.S.53

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Age Gold and Silver.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Sculpture.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. A.J. BAS.

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, A.J.B.A.S.34

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