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Object photograph·C05072bbb·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2226)

Ink drawing of a scarab seal from Ayia Irini, showing its back, its engraved base and a side profile of a flat object above
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05072bbb. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A photograph of an ink drawing on a white card showing three views of a seal. At the top is a flat side profile, and below are a scarab-shaped back with segmented wing cases on the left and an oval base with engraved lines and hatching on the right. A printed number label sits beneath the drawings, and handwritten labels are written on the card mount below the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2226.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2226

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