Object photograph·C04278s·1927–1931

Glyptic from Amathus

Oval engraved seal from Amathus with a central oval panel of signs flanked by smaller motifs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04278s. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A flat oval seal face with a raised rim fills most of the frame, set against a pale grey backing. A tall oval panel of stacked incised signs sits in the centre, with a bird-like motif and a column-like sign on either side. A row of small ticks runs along the lower edge above a ring-shaped motif.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A photograph of an oval, flat-faced seal with carved decoration, shown on a grey card mount. The design has a raised oval panel across the centre, flanked by incised signs and small rounded motifs above and below, with a row of dots along one side. A handwritten number label is written at the bottom edge of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic

Swedish, as on the record

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