Object photograph·C04339a·1927–1931

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Scarab seal shown in side view, photographed on a mounted card — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04339a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy scarab-shaped seal seen from the side, with its domed back and fine transverse lines across the wing cases. The head end is at the right, with a rounded projection, and the flat base runs along the bottom edge. The photograph is mounted on a pale card with a thin border, and a brownish stain shows below the object.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic