Object photograph·C04413·1927–1931

Glyptic (A.I.2695)

Glyptic (seal or gem) from Ayia Irini, an oval engraved object photographed on a card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04413. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small oval engraved object, photographed close up on a pale card mount. Its surface is worn and uneven, with a dark circular hollow near the upper left, rows of short vertical strokes on the left side, and diagonal lines across the centre. A small projection rises from the top right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2695.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2695

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