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Object photograph·C04406a·1927–1931

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Blurred photograph of an oval engraved seal or gem with dark incised lines
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04406a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded, oval object fills most of the frame against a pale blue-grey ground. Dark incised grooves and a darker rim run across its surface, and a small dark mark sits near the lower right edge. The photograph is soft and the plate's edges show flaking and lifted emulsion.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic