Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C06528·1927–1931

Lead

Rounded lump of lead with a pitted grey surface and blue-tinged patches, photographed on a plain grey background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06528. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single egg-shaped object fills most of the frame, with a pitted, crusty grey-white surface and darker patches across its top. Blue-grey discolouration runs along the lower left and upper right edges. It is photographed alone on a plain grey backdrop, with a pale strip visible at the right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Lead.

Swedish, as on the record

Bly