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Object photograph·C05424m·1927–1931

Iron Tools (M.31.1)

Corroded iron strigil from Marion, long and narrow with a broadened, curved end.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05424m. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single corroded iron object is photographed on a pale card mount. It has a long, narrow shank that widens at the lower end into a shallow, curved scoop-like blade. The surface is pitted and encrusted with dark corrosion, and the edges look rough and uneven.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Corroded iron tool from Marion, a long narrow stem widening into a broad curved blade
Description, scan 2
A single corroded iron object is photographed upright on a pale card mount. A long, narrow stem rises from the top and widens into a broad, curved blade at the lower end, with a rough, encrusted surface. Faint diagonal scratches and a small dark spot mark the print near where the stem meets the blade.

English, translated from the original record

Iron tools from Marion, including a strigil (M.31.1).

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