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Object photograph·C05424i·1927–1931

Bronze toilet requisites, M.58.79

Bronze pin from Marion, long and thin, tapering to a point at the upper end
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05424i. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single long, thin metal implement stands upright against a pale background on a mounted card. The upper end tapers to a point, and the lower end swells slightly into a rounded terminal. The dark, corroded surface changes width part way along the shaft, and a small number label sits in the lower corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Long slender bronze pin from Marion, photographed against a pale background
Description, scan 2
A single long, slender metal pin lies upright on a pale grey backdrop. Its top end is thickened and rounded, the shaft is narrow and uneven with a corroded, pitted surface, and a visible join or break crosses the middle. The shaft tapers to a point at the bottom, where a partly visible number label sits at the edge of the card.

English, translated from the original record

Bronze toilet requisites, M.58.79, from Marion.

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