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Object photograph·C04049·1927–1931

Glyptic, i.?

Two seal objects: a beetle-shaped seal above and an engraved seal face below, shown on a mounted photo card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04049. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph mounted on a pale card shows two objects. The upper one is a beetle-shaped seal with a rounded, pitted and worn back and a head end at the right. Below it is a flat, rectangular engraved face with rounded corners, showing a raised oval outline, a horizontal bar and small figures and marks within.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, i.?

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, i.?