Object photograph·C04319p·1927–1931

Glyptic from Amathus

Oval seal face from Amathus with incised bird-like and animal motifs, shown as a photographic print — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04319p. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal face shown as a grey photographic print mounted on a pale card with a dark outline around its edge. Within the oval are incised motifs: a bird-like form with an upright neck at upper left, a horizontal band and a lens-shaped element in the centre, an animal with curved horns or ears on the right, and thin legs below. A small horizontal band lies along the lower edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: An oval seal with a flat base shows an incised design of upright and curved strokes, a horizontal band and a small oval shape near the centre. The seal is photographed in grey tones on a pale card mount, with a number label in the lower right corner. The edges of the outline are slightly worn and some of the fine lines are indistinct.

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.