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Object photograph·C05418e·1927–1931

Iron tools (A.2.23)

Corroded iron fragment from Amathus, photographed on a cream card mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05418e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flat, irregular fragment of corroded iron fills most of the print. It is narrow at the top with a broken edge and broadens into a rounded base, and its surface is grey, pitted and crusted. The print is mounted on a cream card with a wide border.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron object from Amathus, a tapering fragment with a rough, crusted surface
Description, scan 2
A photograph of a heavily corroded iron object that narrows from a broken top edge to a wider, irregular base, with a notch cut into the right side. Its surface is rough and crusted with dark pitting and flaking. The print is mounted on a pale card with a narrow yellowish border, and part of a handwritten label shows along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Tools, A.2.23.

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)