Object photograph·C04339aa·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2707)

Scarab-type seal photographed on a mounted print, with a domed back and a flat base carrying incised decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04339aa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy seal or scarab shown from the side, with a domed upper back and a wide flat base. The flat base shows incised lines and decoration, and some light reflections on its surface. The photograph is mounted on a pale card with a handwritten number label above it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2707.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2707

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