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Object photograph·C04335aa·1927–1931

Glyptic

Glyptic: a dark stone scarab seen from the side, shown as a mounted photograph print
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04335aa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small dark stone object is seen from one side, with a smooth domed back, a flat base and a rounded projection at the right end. Faint lines run along the body, and some bluish marks show on the left side. The print is mounted on a pale card with a white border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic