Object photograph·C04334c·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I. 2264)

Engraved seal with a carved design of curved and upright incised lines, shown on a mounted photograph card.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04334c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small seal with a rounded top and a pitted, worn surface, carved with curved and upright incised lines that form an abstract pattern. The recesses are dark and the raised areas pale. The photograph is mounted on a pale card, with handwritten number labels written beneath it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I. 2264.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I. 2264

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)