Object photograph·C05365cc·1927–1931

Silver pin (A.25.2)

Corroded silver pin from Amathus, bent into a loop, shown on a grey background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05365cc. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavily corroded metal object, dark and pitted, shaped as a long narrow loop: one end curves round at the top while a straight stem crosses back over the loop and ends near the bottom. It lies against a plain grey background on a pale mount with a narrow border. The surface is rough and encrusted, with a few lighter spots.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Silver pin from Amathus, heavily corroded and bent into a long loop with overlapping ends.
Description, scan 2
A single corroded object lies on a pale background, mounted on a card with a border. It is a length of wire or rod bent into a long, narrow loop, with one end crossing over the other near the top. Its surface is rough, pitted and grey with encrustation.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Silver. A.25.2. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Silver. A.25.2.

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)