Object photograph·C04344g·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2285)

Oval seal or gem with carved upright lines and a worn surface, photographed on a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04344g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of an oval seal or gem with a pitted, worn surface, shown on a grey backdrop and mounted on a card. Dark, carved strokes run vertically across the face, with curved lines and a few darker marks at the sides and lower centre. Handwritten numbers on the card margin lie beside the photograph.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2285.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2285

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