Object photograph·C05074c·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2644)

Drawing of a scarab seal in several views, with an engraved design on its oval base. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05074c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A line drawing on a card shows a scarab seal in several views. At the top is a flat, arched outline, at left a blank oval outline, and at lower right an oval with an engraved design. The engraving has a curved form at the top, upright figures and angular signs in the middle, and a thick band along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2644.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2644

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