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Object photograph·C09934a·1927–1931

Part of a hand (St.Hist.Mus. 17946:96)

Fragment of a hand, fingers curled, broken off at the wrist, photographed on a card mount.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09934a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A fragment of a hand, apparently modelled in clay, with the thumb and fingers curled upward and the wrist broken off at the bottom. The surface is pitted with small holes and worn in places. It is photographed against a pale grey background on a light card mount, with a handwritten label along the lower edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Fragment of a pale, pitted hand with curled fingers, wrist broken off, photographed on a mounted card
Description, scan 2
A fragment of a hand with curled fingers, the upper ones bent over at the top and a thumb-like digit at the left edge. The surface is pale and pitted with small holes, and the wrist ends in a broken edge at the bottom. It is photographed frontally against a plain grey backdrop on a card, with handwritten and printed labels along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Part of a hand. Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1007. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:96

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1007. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:96