Object photograph·C05188·1927–1931

Bronze tools, weapons and small finds from Lapithos Tomb 302A

Long pointed bronze object from Lapithos Tomb 302A, tapering to a point, shown against a grey card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05188. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow metal object photographed upright against a pale grey card. It widens below a narrow stem at the top, which has a small hole and a rounded bump on each side, then tapers to a sharp point at the bottom. A handwritten number label is inked on the surface near the middle, and the surface shows pitting and dark patches.

Other scans of this record (5)

  • Single metal object with a looped top and two long tapering arms, from Lapithos Tomb 302A.
  • Bronze tools, a spearhead and two perforated beads laid out on a grey background, finds from Lapithos Tomb 302A
  • Corroded bronze object from Lapithos Tomb 302A, shown as a mounted photograph.
  • Long bronze blade with a hooked tang, from Lapithos Tomb 302A
  • Two photographic views of a disc-shaped object with a central hole and incised radiating lines, mounted on a card
Description, scan 2
A single dark metal object is shown against a pale grey background. It has a narrow rounded loop at the top and two long, slender arms that taper to blunt, rounded ends, splayed slightly apart at the bottom. The surface looks dark and slightly uneven.
Description, scan 3
Several objects lie on a pale grey background. At left is a pair of thin metal strips bent into a loop at the top, and beside it stand two tanged metal tools, one long and pointed, the other flat and broad. A long leaf-shaped spearhead with a curled tang runs along the bottom, and two round perforated beads with incised lines sit at the right; a number label is written on one tool.
Description, scan 4
A single dark, heavily corroded metal object photographed against a pale grey background on a cream card mount. It is flat and elongated, with a narrow rounded projection at the top and a wider body that broadens toward the base, its edges irregular and uneven. The surface is mottled with patches of lighter corrosion, and faint white scratches mark the print at the right edge.
Description, scan 5
A long, narrow metal blade photographed upright against a pale grey background. It is broad near the top, tapers to a point at the bottom, and has a raised central ridge. A narrow tang rises from the shoulder and curls over into a hook at the top; the surface is pitted and dark with corrosion.
Description, scan 6
Two photographs of the same disc-shaped object, shown side by side on one mounted card. The left view shows a pale, mottled surface with a large central hole and short grooves radiating towards the edge. The right view, from a slightly different angle, shows a crack across the surface and a small dark object visible through the hole.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Bronze Tools. L.302 A.37. BA small finds, Lapithos 302A. 40, 41. BA Weapons. L.302A.38. BA Bronze Tools. L.302 A. 36.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L.302 A.37.

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, Lapithos 302A. 40, 41

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L.302A.38

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L.302 A. 36

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