Object photograph·C05079a·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab (A.I.2230)

Drawing of three seal-stones, including two scarabs with signs on the base, from Ayia Irini — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05079a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Ink drawings of seal-stones are mounted on a white card on a cream page. At the top, a seal is drawn in side view with a low, curved back and a dark triangular area beneath. Below, the left drawing shows a scarab's back with a domed head and wing cases, and the right shows a scarab base with vertical strokes, a figure-like sign and a zigzag band.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, A.I.2230.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, A.I.2230

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