Object photograph·C05418·1927–1931

Iron weapons from Amathus (A.2.59.61.60)

Corroded iron object from Amathus, elongated with a knobbed top and a ridged, crusted surface. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05418. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavily corroded iron object stands upright against a pale grey background. It is elongated and roughly rectangular in section, with a rounded knob on top and a pitted, crusty surface with lengthwise ridges. The lower end splits into several irregular points, and the photograph is mounted on a cream card with a small handwritten number at the bottom edge.

Other scans of this record (3)

Description, scan 2: Three elongated iron objects lie side by side on a pale background, their surfaces heavily encrusted with dark corrosion. Each has raised longitudinal ridges and rough, pitted edges; the left and middle objects are broad with uneven ends, while the right one is narrower and tapers toward its lower end.
Description, scan 3: A long, heavily corroded iron object photographed upright against a pale background. Its upper end splits into three rounded projections, and the surface is pitted and encrusted with rust. The lower end tapers to a rounded tip, and the print is mounted on a cream card with a narrow border.
Description, scan 4: An elongated, heavily corroded iron object stands upright, its surface crusted and pitted with rust. The upper end is broader and irregular, while the lower part is narrower and broken, with a ridge running down the middle. It is shown on a pale grey mount against a plain background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Weapons. A.2.59.61.60

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.2.59.61.60