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Object photograph·C05354c·1927–1931

Iron Weapons

Corroded iron weapon with a leaf-shaped blade, a shoulder and a long narrow tang.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05354c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single corroded iron object is shown upright against a pale background on a light card mount. The leaf-shaped blade tapers to a point at the top, then a swelling shoulder leads to a long, narrow tang that ends in a small knobbed tip. The surface is rough, pitted and encrusted with corrosion.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron weapon with a leaf-shaped point, a collar and a long tapering shank, shown on a card mount
Description, scan 2
A corroded iron object stands upright with a leaf-shaped point at the top, a broad collar below it and a long tapering shank ending in a rounded knob. The surface is pitted and encrusted, with ridges visible along the upper head. It is photographed against a pale background on a card mount with a light border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron Weapons.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons.

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