Object photograph·Csn2387·1927–1931

Bone, Amathus

Drawing of an ivory lotus-bud object from Amathus, with chevron stripes on its upper part and a tapering base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn2387. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An ink line drawing on pale yellow card shows a teardrop-shaped object with a wide rounded top decorated with nested chevron stripes, tapering to a narrow pointed base. Above it, a faint pencil outline shows a dome-shaped piece with a small circle at its centre. Handwritten notes at the top, right and bottom add the word Amathus and numbers.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bone. Ivory, lotus bud, Amathus.

Swedish, as on the record

Ben

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