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Object photograph·C05360d·1927–1931

Iron tools (A.7.168)

Corroded iron object from Amathus, heavily encrusted and cracked, shown upright against a grey background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05360d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An elongated, heavily corroded mass of iron stands upright on a plain grey backdrop, mounted within a cream border. Its surface is rough, pitted and cracked, with lighter crusty patches along the edges and a broken top end showing a darker core. It appears as one encrusted mass, so separate tools cannot be clearly told apart.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron mass from Amathus, with knobby encrusted lumps and a pitted, flaking surface
Description, scan 2
A dark, heavily corroded lump of metal with rounded knobs, cracks and a crusted surface, shown horizontally against a pale card. The underside is lighter and pitted, with thin layered traces along its base. A small printed number label sits at the bottom right of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron tools from Amathus T. 2-26, A.7.168.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

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