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Object photograph·C05416a·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (A.2.74)

Long, heavily corroded iron fragment from Amathus, recorded as an iron weapon
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05416a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, narrow, heavily corroded metal object is photographed upright against a pale background. Its surface is pitted and encrusted, with cracks running across it and uneven broken edges at the top and bottom. A label is partly visible on the card mount below the print.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Long, narrow, heavily corroded iron object photographed upright on a grey mount, Amathus tomb find
Description, scan 2
A long, narrow, heavily corroded metal object stands upright against a pale grey mount. Its surface is crusted and pitted with a dense textured pattern, and a crack runs across the upper part while one edge is broken and uneven. A small handwritten label is visible at the bottom edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Weapons. A.2.74.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. A.2.74

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