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Object photograph·C05074h·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2124)

Line drawing of a scarab in three views: side profile, back, and an incised base with a seated figure and an eye motif.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05074h. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three views of one scarab, reproduced as black line drawings on a white card. The top drawing shows the side profile with a domed upper edge and a flat base. The lower left drawing shows the back with ridged wing cases and a central division, while the lower right shows the flat incised base, with an eye motif above a seated figure with an arm extended forward.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2124.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2124

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