Object photograph·C04273a·1927–1931

Amathus T. 2-26

Scarab-shaped seal or gem from Amathus, photographed face on with an engraved pattern — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04273a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, oval, scarab-shaped object with a rounded back, photographed on a pale card. Its flat face shows a pattern of curved, engraved lines with a central motif and fine grooves toward the edges. The image is soft and grainy, and a cast shadow falls to the right of the object.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

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