Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn3052·1927–1931

Cypriote Mining: iron hoe partially corroded

Corroded iron hoe with a round hole in its blade, shown beside a ruler.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3052. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A heavily corroded iron object with a rough, crusted surface lies on a pale background, its flat blade-like part widening at one end and a rounded socket with a circular hole below. A folding wooden ruler in centimetres and inches lies across the bottom edge for scale, and the object casts a shadow to the right.

English, translated from the original record

Iron hoe, partially corroded.