Object photograph·C05199·1927–1931

Bronze Age weapons from Lapithos Tomb 315 B-C

Long metal blade with a curled tang, find from Lapithos Tomb 315 B-C — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05199. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single long, narrow metal blade is shown upright against a pale background, dark in tone, with a raised central ridge that tapers to a point at the bottom. At the top, a narrow tang ends in a curled hook. A small number card sits at the lower left, and the photograph is set on a card with a thin border.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A long, narrow metal blade is placed upright against a pale grey card, with a raised central ridge running down its length. The blade tapers to a point at the bottom, and the narrow tang at the top ends in a small curl. Handwritten notes in blue ink are on the card below the object, and the print is mounted with a pale border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons. L.315 B-C. 40

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. L.315 B-C. 40