Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0911·1927–1931

Cyprus Museum jewellery

Rows of thin, dot-embossed metal strips laid out on a dark background, each with small white labels above it
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0911. Public domain (CC0).

Description

About twenty narrow strips of thin metal, some long and some in pieces, are laid out in staggered rows on a black background. Most have a pattern of rounded dots or raised bosses, and several are broken or folded at the ends. Each strip has two small white round labels placed above it, and a white card sits at the top right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • About eighteen thin embossed strips laid out in rows on a dark background, each with small round white labels.
Description, scan 2
About eighteen thin, flat strips, mostly elongated with frayed or broken ends, are arranged in rows across a dark background. Each strip is decorated with rows of small raised dots or bosses, and most have two small round white paper labels set on or beside them. One strip has a small pale tag hanging from its side, and a blank white card sits at the upper right.

English, translated from the original record

Jewellery, Cyprus Museum.