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Object photograph·C04076g·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2296)

Glyptic A.I.2296, a small dark oval seal or gem photographed on a pale card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04076g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small dark object with a domed upper edge and a flatter lower edge, shaped like a rounded oval. Its surface shows a lighter mottled patch on the right side and some soft shading toward the base. It is mounted on a pale card, with a number label in the lower right corner and another card edge visible at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2296.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2296

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)