Object photograph·C04077·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2637)

Engraved seal or gem from Ayia Irini, photographed on a grey card — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04077. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A seal or gem with a rounded oval outline, seen from its engraved face against a plain grey card. The surface shows dark incised lines forming curved, arched and vertical strokes, with a small notch or hollow at the top edge. The surface is worn and the edges look slightly uneven.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2637.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2637

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