Object photograph·C04075b·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2724)

Oval seal-gem from Ayia Irini with a carved design, photographed on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04075b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal or gem face with a raised rim is shown in greyish tones against a plain grey ground. Its upper part has a carved motif resembling a head or animal shape with a bar-like element beside it, and the lower part has horizontal bands and a curved edge. A diagonal scratch crosses the print, and handwritten labels are written on the card mount below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2724.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2724

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