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Object photograph·C05074g·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2303)

Ink drawing of a scarab seal in three views: side profile, back of the beetle and the engraved base, on a mounted card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05074g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Ink drawings on a grey card mount show a scarab seal in three views. At the top is a side profile with a domed upper part above two or three flat bands. Bottom left shows the scarab's back with a central line and a curved edge, and bottom right shows the flat engraved base, with an oval border around a central motif of lines and legs.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2303.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2303

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