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Object photograph·C04338·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2605)

Glyptic A.I.2605: a blurred side view of a scarab-shaped seal or gem, photographed on a mounted card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04338. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A blurred side view of a small dome-backed object with a rounded head end at right and a dark eye-like spot. Its flat underside is seen as a pale band below. The object is set on a light card mount with a narrow border, and the bottom edge of the mount is torn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2605.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2605

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