Object photograph·C04278q·1927–1931

Glyptic, Amathus T. 2-26

Engraved oval seal design showing a horse-like animal walking beside a small standing figure, with an oval panel of signs, from Amathus. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04278q. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Enlarged photograph of an oval engraved design, probably a seal or scarab face, mounted on a grey card. An animal with a long neck, mane and four legs walks to the right, with a small standing figure below its head and an oval panel of marks at upper left. The design is set within a double oval border, and the image is soft and dark in places.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: An oval object with an incised design on its face, photographed on a light card mount against a beige background. The design fills the oval: a curved band with angular lines across the upper left, a rectangular panel with short vertical marks at the upper right, and shaded, hatched lines in the lower half.

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