Object photograph·C03903·1927–1931

Glyptic from Amathus T. 2-26

Oval engraved stone seal from Amathus, with a bird and other motifs carved on its face — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03903. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval stone seal photographed close up against a grey backdrop, its face carved in relief with a bird with a long beak and spread wing. A curved motif sits on the left and a small rounded shape with a vertical stroke on the right. The surface is worn and uneven, with a dark outline around the edge, and a number label is printed in the lower right corner of the print.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A large photograph of a single oval engraved seal, its pale stone surface filled with deep carved lines, hooked and curved shapes, and dark recesses. The seal is mounted on grey card, and a blue patch runs along its right edge. The image is shown as a close, enlarged view of the engraved face.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic