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Object photograph·C05375·1927–1931

Iron tools, A.23.62

Corroded iron tool fragment from Amathus, a long strip with a crusted, pitted surface.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05375. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A corroded iron fragment, long and narrow with an uneven top edge, lies horizontally across a pale card mount. Its surface is crusted with dark and pale patches, and the lower edge is broken and ragged. It is photographed flat against a plain background with no scale visible.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron tool from Amathus, an elongated object that tapers toward its lower end.
Description, scan 2
A single elongated iron object, wider at the top and narrowing toward the bottom, with a rough, uneven outline. Its surface is heavily pitted and crusted, with dark corroded patches alternating with pale encrusted areas. It is shown upright against a plain grey mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Tools, A.23.62.

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)