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Object photograph·Csn3053·1927–1931

Well preserved iron moil (Cypriote Mining)

Iron moil, a pointed iron tool with corroded patches, lying beside a measuring ruler for scale
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3053. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An iron moil lies on a pale surface, its tapering point to the right and its broad, squared end to the left. The dark metal is patched with pale, flaky corrosion. A wooden measuring ruler lies beneath it for scale, and the object casts a soft shadow onto the surface.

English, translated from the original record

Well preserved iron moil. Cypriote Mining.