Object photograph·C04230b·1927–1931

Glyptic

Close-up photograph of an oval engraved seal or gem with curved and straight incised strokes — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04230b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close-up of an oval seal or gem with a design of thick dark incised strokes, some curved and some straight, set within a lighter rim. The object is photographed on a pale grey card with a cream border, and the engraved lines are soft and hard to follow in detail.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic