Object photograph·C04409e·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2177)

Oval seal or gem with an engraved design, photographed on a pale mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04409e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal or gem with a dark engraved design on a pale face is shown as a photograph on a light card. The design has a curled motif at the top, an angled upright form in the centre, a rounded shape on the right and a curved hooked form lower down. A horizontal band of small incised marks runs along the bottom edge, inside a double outline.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2177.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2177

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