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Object photograph·C04408·1927–1931

Glyptic, Nicosia

Seal impression with two concentric circles and figure-like shapes, recorded as Glyptic, Nicosia
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04408. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A seal impression in pale grey relief, shown on a card with blue-tinted edges. Two concentric circles with central dots sit side by side beside a vertical band. Figure-like shapes with crescent and curved forms fill the left and right edges of the design.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, Nicosia.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, Nicosia