Object photograph·C04335f·1927–1931

Glyptic

Glyptic: an oval seal or gem with a raised design, shown on a card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04335f. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval object with a raised, worn design filling its face, photographed on a pale card with a dark square backing visible behind it. The design has several vertical, leg-like forms and branching strokes across the centre and sides, with dark shadows in the grooves. A small fragment of the card has come loose at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic