Object photograph·C05072p·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2717)

Ink drawings of a scarab seal from Ayia Irini, showing its oval base and side views. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05072p. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three ink line drawings of one scarab seal, each on its own white card piece on a grey backing. The left drawing shows an upright oval outline with a few short carved marks at the upper end, the upper right shows a side view with curved incised lines, and the lower right shows a rounded face with two carved shapes. A handwritten label runs along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2717.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2717

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