Object photograph·C04345h·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.1146)

Scarab seal from Ayia Irini with incised signs on its flat base — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04345h. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A scarab-shaped seal photographed from above on a pale grey card. Its flat base is covered with incised signs and marks, with a dark chipped area near the right end. The oval outline is slightly uneven and the surface shows small pits.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.1146.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.1146

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