Object photograph·C05392g·1927–1931

Glyptic, Amathus T. 2-26

Two photographs of a scarab seal: the back of the beetle form above, and its flat base with an incised pattern below. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05392g. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two photographs of one scarab-shaped seal are mounted on a grey card. The upper view shows the domed back with the beetle's head and wing-case lines, with a bluish edge along one side. The lower view shows the flat base, pale and worn, with incised vertical and horizontal lines forming a pattern.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A scarab seal shown in two views on a grey backdrop. Above, the domed back has a central ridge and a dark, mottled surface with chipped edges. Below, the flat base is rectangular with a rounded border and a raised, engraved design of a vertical sign, shown pale and slightly worn.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic