Object photograph·C04340j·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2231)

Glyptic find from Ayia Irini: a dark stone seal or gem with a domed back and a raised ridge across it. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04340j. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, smooth stone object with a domed upper surface, a raised ridge running diagonally across it, and a small knob at the right end, shown in side view against a pale background. Light speckling and worn patches are visible on the stone surface. The print is mounted on a card with a border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2231.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2231

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