Object photograph·C05196·1927–1931

BA weapons, tools and small finds from Lapithos Tomb 313 B

Ring-shaped metal object from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, photographed on a white card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05196. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single ring-shaped object lies on a plain white card in a grey photograph. It is a thin, dark loop with a rough, corroded surface, thicker at the lower left and ending in a broken, open section at the lower right. The image is soft in detail, and the card has a grey border.

Other scans of this record (10)

  • Long slender bronze tool from Lapithos Tomb 313, photographed vertically on grey card with number label 86
  • Long thin metal pins and a needle from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, each shown in its own cut-out strip with a number label.
  • Two tapering metal objects from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, shown side by side
  • Three long bronze blades with curled tang ends, photographed upright on a mounted card, from Lapithos Tomb 313B.
  • Five long, thin metal rods with tapering ends, each on its own grey strip, from Lapithos Tomb 313B
  • Five dark, corroded bronze objects with narrow stems and flat blades, cut-out photographs mounted on a card
  • Four metal objects from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, shown in separate views on a mounted card
  • Elongated tapering object with a round perforation near one end, shown as a photograph mounted on a card
  • Four bronze blades with pointed lower ends, from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, photographed on a grey card mount
  • Metal weapons, tools and pins from Lapithos Tomb 313 B, laid out in rows and numbered with grey labels
Description, scan 2
A single long, slender object, dark in colour, tapers to a fine point at the top with a slight shoulder just below it, and narrows gradually to a point at the bottom. It is set upright on a narrow pale grey card, with a small number label 86 in the lower right corner.
Description, scan 3
Four narrow photographs of long, thin metal objects are mounted side by side on a cream card. The objects range from slender rods tapering to a point to a needle with a small eye at its top end. Each strip has a number label at its base, and one of the labels is handwritten in blue ink.
Description, scan 4
Two long, tapering metal objects lie side by side on a pale card mount. The left one is longer and darker, narrow at the top and widening toward a slightly curved lower edge. The right one is shorter and greyish-green, with a faint band across its middle and a worn, flaring base, and a small number label sits below each object.
Description, scan 5
Three long, tapering metal blades stand upright side by side against a grey background, each with a raised central rib and a narrow tang ending in a curled hook at the top. The surfaces are dark and pitted, with encrustation along the edges. The grey backdrop is pasted onto a pale yellow card that carries blue handwritten notes and a number label at the lower edge.
Description, scan 6
Five long, thin metal rods with tapering or pointed ends are pasted on separate grey strips over a cream card. Their surfaces are dark and corroded, with a pitted, knobbly texture on several of them. Small paper number labels sit beneath four of the strips, and the rods differ in length, the longest nearly filling the height of the frame.
Description, scan 7
Five cut-out photographs of dark, corroded metal objects are mounted on a pale card. Three flat objects at the top have narrow upper stems that widen into long rounded blades, and two smaller objects sit lower right, one thin and one broader with two small holes near the top. Handwritten number labels in blue ink sit on the card beside them.
Description, scan 8
Four separate views of metal objects are mounted on a cream card. Two narrow objects with raised central ridges stand at left, a longer object with a rounded knob at its top stands in the centre, and a slender ridged object at right has a broken lower end. The surfaces look dark and slightly rough, and a number label in blue handwriting is written on the card below.
Description, scan 9
A photograph of a single smooth, elongated object that tapers to a rounded end at the bottom, with a round hole through the upper part. Its grey surface has soft highlights along one side and no visible decoration. The print is pasted on a pale card with an irregular cut top edge, a crack runs across the print, and a small printed number label sits in the bottom right corner.
Description, scan 10
Four elongated metal blades stand side by side on a pale grey card, their pointed ends at the bottom. Each has a raised central ridge, a narrower upper end and a dark, corroded surface, and a small rivet is visible near the top of the left blade. The card has a diagonally cut lower-left corner and is mounted on a cream backing.
Description, scan 11
A photograph of many metal objects arranged in rows on a pale background, each marked with a small grey number tag. Long leaf-shaped blades with tangs run across the top, several with a looped or hooked end, the largest at the right edge. Below are slender pins and rods with rounded or looped heads, flat tapered blades, a short tubular piece and a small ring.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons. L. 313B. 93, 104, 94, 89. BA Bronze Tools. L. 313B. L. 313 B. 86. BA Weapons. L. 313B. 95, 106. BA Bronze Tools. L.313 B. 62, 91, 75, 85. L.313 B. 87, 88, 97, 98, 105. Bronze Age gold and silver. L.313B.102. BA small finds, L.313B.96.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L. 313B. 93, 104, 94, 89.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L. 313B

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L. 313 B. 86.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L. 313B. 95, 106

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L.313 B. 62, 91, 75, 85

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Bronze Tools. L.313 B. 87, 88, 97, 98, 105.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Age Gold and Silver. L.313B.102

Swedish, as on the record

BA Småfynd, L.313B.96.

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