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Object photograph·C05073j·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2191)

Black-line drawings of a scarab seal in three views: the back, a side profile, and the flat base with a spiral design
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05073j. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three black-line drawings of one scarab, each on a separate white card piece. The left drawing shows the beetle back with a head at the top and a central line dividing the wing cases. The top right drawing shows the side profile with a domed upper part over banded layers, and the lower right drawing shows the oval flat base with a double rim and a spiral motif.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2191.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2191

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