Object photograph·C04074e·1927–1931

Glyptic, Ajia irini 2

Small oval seal or gem, pale and granular with dark edges and faint incised lines, shown on a mounted print. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04074e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small photograph mounted on a cream card shows a single oval object against a grey backdrop. The object is pale and granular, with darker patches along its left edge and faint incised lines running across its surface, suggesting a seal or gem. The print is grainy and fills only the centre of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, Ajia irini 2.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, Ajia irini 2.

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