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Object photograph·C05424aaa·1927–1931

Bronze toilet requisites from Marion Tomb 52 (M.52.16)

Strigil of bronze from Marion Tomb 52, shown upright on a pale card mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05424aaa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long, corroded metal object lies upright on a pale card mount. It has a narrow curved loop at the top, a slender shaft, and a broadened, flattened blade-like end at the bottom, with a rough dark surface. The edges of the mounted print and its card border are visible around the object.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Strigil from Marion Tomb 52, a curved dark metal implement with a looped end, mounted on a card
Description, scan 2
A long, curved, dark and corroded metal strigil. It has a looped end at the left and a broadened blade with a pointed tip at the right. The object lies on a pale card with handwritten numbers below it, and the photograph is shown straight on.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze toilet requisites, M.52.16. Marion, Tomb 52: objects of iron, bronze, silver and gold. Object type: strigil.

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