Object photograph·C01012g·1927–1931

Glyptic, seal

Oval engraved stone seal with a carved design of an animal figure and other motifs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01012g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal of dark stone, photographed on a pale card, with a carved design in relief filling its face. An animal figure with a curving tail lies across the centre, with a branching shape above it and a row of small dots along the lower edge. The surface is worn and some details are soft.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic

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