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Object photograph·C05887a·1927–1931

BA weapons: arrowheads (i. 836, 965)

Arrowhead find, photographed upright as a single leaf-shaped point on a white card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05887a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single arrowhead is photographed upright on a white card, its long leaf-shaped blade tapering to a point with a narrow stem at the base. One half of the blade is dark and the other half lighter and speckled, and the image is soft and slightly blurred. The card has a cream border and a small label in the bottom corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Leaf-shaped arrowhead with a narrow tang, shown alone on a light card mount.
Description, scan 2
A single leaf-shaped point with a narrow tang at its base is shown upright against a pale background on a card mount with a cream border. The object is dark along its left half and mottled grey with light patches on the right, and its tip is sharp. A small code label is printed at the bottom edge of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons. i. 836, 965 (2 object numbers, both arrowheads, but the picture shows only one arrowhead, unclear which).

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons. i. 836, 965 (2 föremålsnummer, båda är pilspetsar, men bilden avbildar endast en pilspets, oklart vilken).

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