Object photograph·C04334f·1927–1931

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Close-up photograph of a carved seal face with a raised oval border and relief design — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04334f. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close-up, grey-toned view of a carved seal face filling most of the frame. A raised oval border runs around a design with a rounded head-like form on the right, a curved stroke on the left and a deep recess at the lower centre. Diagonal cracks cross the print, which is mounted on a pale card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic