Object photograph·C01464·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.J.BAS.28)

Enlarged photograph of a carved stone seal with a standing robed figure, a tall stylised plant and winged figures in relief — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01464. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An enlarged photograph of a carved seal, with a relief scene in rounded, shallow lines. A tall stylised plant rises at the centre-left, and a standing figure in a long garment faces left at the centre-right. Winged figures or creatures flank the scene on both sides, and a spiral motif appears at the top right; the image is slightly blurred.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.J.BAS.28.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.J.BAS.28

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