Object photograph·C05418l·1927–1931

Iron Weapons from Amathus (A.2.64)

Heavily corroded iron object, long and narrow, from Amathus, shown against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05418l. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavily corroded iron object shown on a plain pale background. It is long and narrow with a rough, encrusted surface, a rounded lump at the lower left and a curved, hollowed side on the right. The edges are uneven, with pitted areas and small flakes of corrosion across the surface.

Other scans of this record (2)

Description, scan 2: An elongated, heavily corroded iron object stands upright against a plain grey backdrop. Its surface is rough, crusted and pitted, with a narrower upper end and a broader, rounded lower part that spreads to one side and has a dark hollow along its right edge. The print is mounted on a card with handwritten notes along the lower edge.
Description, scan 3: A heavily corroded iron object stands upright, elongated with a broader, knobbed end at the upper right and a narrower lower part. Its surface is crusted with rough dark and pale patches. It is reproduced as a halftone print on a pale card with trimmed, trapezoid edges, and no scale or label is visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Iron Weapons. A.2.64.

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.2.64