Object photograph·C05374e·1927–1931

Amathus T. 2-26

Beetle-shaped object from Amathus tombs 2-26, flat side with a ridged edge and a central line — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05374e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close photograph of a single beetle-shaped object, oval with a notched, ridged edge all round. A horizontal line crosses the middle and a double vertical line runs down the centre, with small dark pits scattered over the surface. The image is soft and slightly out of focus, printed on a pale card mount with a small number label in the lower right corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Two photographs mounted together on a card show the same small seal. The upper view shows the domed back with a ridged edge around the rim, a central dividing line and a small knob at the head end. The lower view shows the flat oval base with a raised design of angular strokes, a curved figure and a short ridged border, set against a pale painted card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.