Object photograph·Csn2478·1927–1931

Silver fibula (A.9.174)

Pen drawing of a silver fibula from Amathus, showing its arched bow, coiled spring and long pin — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn2478. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pen-and-ink drawing of a silver fibula on a cream card, with a number label in the upper left corner. The arched bow rises high, with a raised ridged knob at its top and a dotted and hatched surface, ending in a ribbed collar at the right and a coiled spring at the lower right. A long pin runs left from the coil to a rectangular catch at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Silver. A.9.174 Vol. IV: 2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Silver. A.9.174 Vol. IV: 2.

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