Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C06018x·1927–1931

Lead

Squat lead container with an open top, photographed against a plain grey backdrop.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06018x. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A squat, barrel-shaped container with a wide open mouth at the top and a slightly narrower base. Its pale grey surface is mottled with darker corroded spots, and faint scratch-like marks run across the side. The object is centred on a plain grey backdrop, and the rim shows dark encrustation.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Lead.

Swedish, as on the record

Bly