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Object photograph·C05424f·1927–1931

Iron Weapons (M.43.1a)

Corroded iron blade with a pointed tip, from the Marion tomb finds
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05424f. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single corroded iron blade with a pointed tip and a tapering, roughly broken base. Its dark surface shows pale patches of encrustation along the length. The object is shown on a light card mount with a narrow border, filling most of the frame vertically.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Iron weapon with a leaf-shaped blade tapering to a point, corroded and dark, photographed on a pale card.
  • Two iron weapon fragments from Marion mounted side by side on a card: a long pointed blade with a tang and a corroded broad blade.
Description, scan 3
A single dark, corroded object with a long leaf-shaped blade that tapers to a point at the top. Its lower end is rough and broken, and the surface shows pale patches and flaking. The object lies against a pale grey background with a narrow cream border around the print.
Description, scan 1
Two cut-out photographs of metal objects are mounted on a cream card. The left one shows a long, narrow iron object with a pointed tip, a worn blade edge and a slender tapering stem. The right one shows a shorter, corroded fragment with a pointed top, rough broken edges and a pitted grey-black surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Iron weapons. M.43.1a

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons. M.43.1a

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Iron Weapons.

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