Object photograph·C05375a·1927–1931

Iron tools from Amathus (A.7.201)

Corroded iron tool from Amathus, a long narrow fragment with a break near the middle — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05375a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow, heavily corroded iron object lies horizontally across a pale grey card. Its surface is pitted and crusted with rust, with darker patches, and it has a clear break or join about two-thirds along its length. The object is shown alone, with no scale or number label visible.

Other scans of this record (3)

Description, scan 2: Four long, narrow pieces of heavily corroded iron are arranged upright and roughly parallel on a plain grey backdrop, with two longer pieces at the sides and two shorter ones between them. Their surfaces are rough, pitted and crusted with rust, and the ends are broken or uneven. The print is mounted on a pale card with a small printed label and handwriting along the lower edge.
Description, scan 3: A long, heavily corroded iron object lies horizontally across the frame. Its surface is crusted and pitted with rough, flaking deposits, and the lower edge is dark and uneven, while the ends taper unevenly. It is shown against a pale grey background on a light card mount with a narrow border, and a number label sits at the lower right corner.
Description, scan 4: Two photographs mounted side by side show long, narrow iron objects from Amathus, each with a rough, crusted surface of dark grey and pale corrosion. Both lie horizontally against a plain light ground, the left one slightly longer and thicker, and a small printed label sits in the lower right corner of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Tools, A.7.201, 50, 56.

Swedish, as on the record

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