Object photograph·C04410g·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2657)

Glyptic from Ayia Irini: oval engraved seal stone with a wing-like figure and beaded border, mounted on a card. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04410g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark oval seal stone, photographed close up and mounted on a pale card with a border. The engraved design shows a large curved wing-like shape, a smaller figure and a beaded rim around the edge. At the right, part of a second photograph of another seal is visible, held down with torn tape, and handwritten notes run along the bottom of the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2657.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2657

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