Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn2631·1927–1931

BA Weapons

Two corroded metal daggers with long pointed blades and curled tangs, shown side by side.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn2631. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two long, narrow blades with central ridges stand upright side by side against a plain grey background. Each has a short shoulder and a thin tang ending in a curled loop at the top. The surfaces are heavily corroded and encrusted, and the right blade has a damaged edge near its shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

BA Weapons.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. BA Weapons.