Object photograph·C04341aa·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2424)

Scarab seal with an incised oval base, shown on its side — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04341aa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy scarab seal seen from the side, with a domed back marked by segmented ridges and a flat oval base at the bottom. The base carries a worn, incised design of curved and angular forms. It rests on a pale grey backdrop, with a handwritten label above it.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2424.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2424

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