Object photograph·C04342d·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2693)

Oval seal or gem with a carved design, shown on a photograph mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04342d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of an oval seal or gem with a convex back and a design of thick, raised, curving strokes and small rounded forms across its face. The photograph is a grey-toned print on a pale card mount, with cracked and flaking edges around the image and handwritten marks on the card below.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2693.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2693

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