Object photograph·C04319n·1927–1931

Glyptic from Amathus

Oval seal with a raised design, from Amathus tomb group 2-26, photographed on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04319n. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of a single oval seal with a raised border of small beads along its edge. The face shows curved raised lines and a rounded central shape with a dark area below, all in fairly low relief. A dark patch fills the left edge of the print, and a thin scratch crosses the upper right of the picture, which is mounted on a pale card.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A small oval object with a raised, ridged rim stands upright on a dark rectangular block against a pale background. Its face shows incised lines and curved panels, with a dividing ridge running down the centre. A small knob projects from the rim at the left edge.

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.