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Object photograph·C05424·1927–1931

Iron Weapons, Bronze from Marion

Corroded metal blade with a pointed tip and long narrow tang, from Marion
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05424. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, thin, corroded metal object photographed upright against a pale grey backdrop. The upper part is a broad, pointed blade with a darker edge along one side and a rough, pitted surface, narrowing into a slender tang that ends in a blunt tip. A small number label is printed on the mount in the lower corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two corroded metal weapon points from Marion: one long and narrow with a thin tang, one broad and leaf-shaped.
Description, scan 2
Two photographs of corroded metal objects are mounted side by side on a pale card. The left object is a long, narrow blade that narrows into a thin tang; the right is a shorter, broad, leaf-shaped point with a rough, pitted surface. Handwriting is visible at the top edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron Weapons, Bronze.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons, Bronze.

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