Object photograph·C05372·1927–1931

Jewellery etc. (A.21.50, A.21.49) from Amathus

Pale disc beads: a short necklace with wire ends at left, and a coiled multi-strand bead set at right, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05372. Public domain (CC0).

Description

On a plain grey background, two bead groups lie side by side. At left, a short necklace of pale disc-shaped beads forms an open loop, with two dark wire ends twisted together at the top. At right, several concentric strands of similar beads are coiled into a large spiral, with a dark wire tie near the lower centre and one loose end trailing at the lower right.

Other scans of this record (2)

Description, scan 2: A long necklace of small disc-shaped beads, pale grey-white with dark shadows, is coiled into several concentric loops on a plain grey ground. Some larger barrel or oval beads are scattered among the discs, and the loose end of the strand lies at the lower right. The view is taken straight down from above.
Description, scan 3: A necklace of many pale, flat disc-shaped beads strung closely together and laid out in a long loop on a plain grey card. Some beads are slightly chipped or uneven at the edges. A handwritten number label is partly visible along the bottom edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Jewellery etc., A.21.50 A.21.49. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Smycken m.m, A.21.50 A.21.49