Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05432·1927–1931

Bronze Weapons. M.43.32;18;21

Five bronze arrowheads from Marion, tombs 31–45, shown in a row
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05432. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Five metal arrowheads stand upright in a row on a pale card, each with a narrow pointed blade and a long thin tang. The corroded surfaces look dark and pitted, and the leftmost piece is shorter than the others. Handwriting is visible along the bottom edge of the card.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Five bronze weapon points, each photographed in a separate strip, mounted together on a card
Description, scan 2
Five pointed metal objects, each photographed separately in a narrow vertical strip on a light card. Each has a leaf-shaped or lanceolate blade that narrows to a point, with a long, slender shank or tang below. The surfaces are dark and corroded, with some pitting and losses at the edges of the blades.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Weapons. M.43.32;18;21

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Weapons. M.43.32;18;21

More from Marion, SCE Tomb 43

44 items in the archiveThe tomb →

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