Object photograph·C04337·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2695)

Oval glyptic object, a seal or gem from Ayia Irini, with incised lines, shown enlarged on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04337. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph mounted on a pale card shows an oval seal or gem, enlarged, with a raised rim around a central field. Incised lines form a vertical stroke and rows of short parallel marks on either side, with a horizontal band below. The print has a blue-tinted background and cracked, torn edges at the margins of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2695.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2695

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