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Object photograph·C05070cc·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2732)

Drawings of a scarab from Ayia Irini: side profile with a perforation, and its flat base with a linear and dotted design
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05070cc. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three black-line drawings on white card show a domed profile with a flat base and a small round perforation at upper right, and a circular base design with two vertical bars, rows of dots, cross-like marks and rim arcs at lower right. A plain circle outline with no inner marks is at left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2732.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2732

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)