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Object photograph·C04405a·1927–1931

Glyptic

Oval glyptic object with incised linear design, shown on a card mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04405a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal or gem, probably of stone, filling most of the frame, with dark incised strokes and a curved line across its lower part. The surface is grainy and out of focus. The print is pasted on a cream card with a torn edge and bluish stained patches at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic