Object photograph·C05216bx·1927–1931

Bone pin (L.602.40)

Bone pin with a ribbed and incised decorated head, photographed upright from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05216bx. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, slender pin photographed upright against a pale grey background, with the print mounted on a card. The rounded head at the top has several raised bands and a diagonal incised pattern, while the smooth shaft narrows to a blunt point at the bottom. Handwriting in blue ink and a small label appear on the card around the photograph.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bone, L.602.40.

Swedish, as on the record

Ben, L.602.40

More from Lapithos-Plakes, SCE Tomb 602