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Object photograph·C05399h·1927–1931

Bronze Toilet-requisites (M. 067:039)

Corroded bronze disc with a short handle, from Marion tombs 61–98, photographed face-on on a mounted card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05399h. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round, heavily corroded bronze disc with a pitted surface and a slightly raised rim fills most of the frame. Below it a short rounded collar joins a narrow stem or handle whose lower end is broken and flaking. The photograph is mounted on a card with cut corners, and a partly visible printed code sits in the lower right corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Bronze disc-shaped object with a short handle, Marion tombs 61–98, shown on a photo card
Description, scan 2
A round, corroded metal disc with a pitted, dark surface sits on a short collar, and a long narrow rod extends downward from it. The object is centred against a pale background on a card mount with a shaped border. A number label is printed in the lower right corner, and handwriting is cut off at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze Toilet-requisites, M.67.39 2. Marion T. 61-98.

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