Object photograph·C01479bb·1927–1931

Jewellery etc. from Marion, Tomb 50

Eye-shaped amulet with a ribbed lower tab, from Marion Tomb 50 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01479bb. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single eye-shaped amulet lies on a plain grey card mount, shown in close view. Its upper edge is finely striated, a curved brow line runs across the body, and a curled tail sits at the lower left. A vertical ribbed tab projects from the underside, and the surface is mottled and worn.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A close grey-toned photograph of a single eye-shaped amulet against a plain grey background. The eye has a curved brow band, a round pupil, and a curved lower section ending in a spiral curl at the left, with a vertical striped element hanging below. The surface is speckled and worn, and light marks run along the left edge of the print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Jewellery etc. Marion, Tomb 50: silver hair-ring and amulets of faience.

Swedish, as on the record

Smycken m.m