Object photograph·C04957h·1927–1931

Glyptic, A. 012.10, from Amathus

Oval engraved seal or gem from Amathus, shown in a close-up photograph with a faint carved design. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04957h. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close-up photograph of an oval, convex seal or gem, with a faint incised design of a few lines across its surface. The object fills most of a pale grey card mount with a cream border, and the image is soft and lightly scratched. A partly visible handwritten mark sits at the lower edge of the card.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A single oval object with a worn, pale surface and an engraved design of curving lines and small marks across its face, shown from a slight angle. The photograph is mounted on a light card, and below the object sits a black square label with the number 10 in white. The edges of the object appear chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Glyptic, A. 012.10.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A. 012.10