Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn0913·1927–1931

Cyprus Museum jewellery

Small jewellery items laid out in rows on a dark cloth: hoop earrings, flat discs with holes and pins.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0913. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Several dozen small pieces of jewellery are arranged in rows on a dark cloth. The upper rows hold hoop-shaped pendants or earrings with attached wires, the middle rows hold flat discs with a central hole, and the lower rows hold thin pins and rods with ribbed or twisted ends. A small blank white card sits at the top centre of the arrangement.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cyprus Museum jewellery: many small rings, discs and rods, each mounted on a thin wire against a black background.
Description, scan 2
Rows of small light-coloured objects, mostly thin hoops, flat discs and short rods, are mounted upright on thin wires against a black background. Several hoops are broken or incomplete, and some discs have a central hole. A small blank paper label is fixed at the top centre of the arrangement.

English, translated from the original record

Jewellery, Cyprus Museum.