Object photograph·C02574·1927–1931

Glyptic and Bronze Age gold and silver objects from Enkomi

Gold and silver objects from Enkomi: embossed bands, earrings, rings and beads laid out on a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02574. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Several gold and silver objects are laid out on a pale background: four long embossed bands, two with rows of stylised heads and one covered in spirals, a pair of cone-shaped earrings with loop tops, several plain rings, a large open loop of wire and two small beads. Three small cylindrical items sit at the upper left, and a number label is printed at the lower right corner.

Other scans of this record (5)

Description, scan 2: Two cylinder seals are shown side by side on a white card. The larger one on the left is dark, with a banded rim at the top and bottom and engraved figures and lines across its curved surface. The smaller one on the right is lighter, with a domed cap and a worn, mottled surface showing faint markings.
Description, scan 3: A rounded object with deep parallel ridges sits on the left, with a small projection on its right side. On the right, an elongated oval object with flattened ends and longitudinal grooves lies horizontally. Both are shown against a pale, plain background with soft shading, as object photographs.
Description, scan 4: A single roughly circular hoop shown in dark, shaded tones on a pale background. One end passes over the other near the top, and both ends taper to rounded tips. The object fills most of the frame and has no scale or number label beside it.
Description, scan 5: Metal objects are laid out on a pale background: four thin decorated strips, one with repeated stylised figures in profile, others with rows of spirals and an oval motif. Around them are several rings, two conical earrings with loops at the top, three small cylindrical objects at the left and two small beads at the lower right.
Description, scan 6: A cylinder seal stands upright, a dark stone with a band of carved figures running down its length. At left a tall figure with a raised arm and legs is visible, and a rounded motif and curved lines appear at right and lower centre. The photograph is soft and low in contrast, with orange-brown discolouration across the lower part and along the left edge.