Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05887x·1927–1931

Lead

Small round lead bead with a dark hole near the top, photographed on a white card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05887x. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small, roughly round object with an uneven, mottled grey surface sits centred on a plain white card. A dark rounded hole or depression lies near the upper middle of the piece. The outline is soft and the contrast is low, so the surface looks washed out.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Lead.

Swedish, as on the record

Bly