Object photograph·C04278o·1927–1931

Glyptic, Amathus T. 2-26

Oval seal or gem from Amathus with a central boss and dark radiating lines around it — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04278o. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal or gem with a raised rim, photographed face-on against a pale grey mount. The face shows a central boss ringed by dark, radiating lines that curve outward toward the edge, with some looping elements between them. The surface is worn and patchy, and the photograph is slightly soft.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: An oval seal or gem shown close up on a white card mount. A raised rim surrounds a central boss, and dark radiating lines with small triangular shapes run out from the centre toward the edge. The surface looks worn and uneven in tone.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic