Object photograph·C05392o·1927–1931

Glyptic from Amathus T. 2-26

Scarab-shaped seal from Amathus, shown head-on against a grey backing. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05392o. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval seal with a rounded back, shown head-on against a grey backing. Its upper part has a band of short incised marks, and a straight line crosses the middle, with a vertical line dividing the lower half. The surface is pitted and worn, with a pale patch on the left side.

Other scans of this record (2)

Description, scan 2: A photo mount with two images of a scarab from Amathus. The upper photograph shows the oval, beetle-shaped back, with a central ridge dividing it into halves, a speckled surface and faint blue lines. The lower image is an impression of the flat engraved base on white card, showing an oval outline around a worn design of figure-like shapes that is hard to read.
Description, scan 3: An oval seal impression sits on a rectangular pale block set against a grey mount, with a raised rim running around the oval. Inside it, a four-legged animal with a long tail is shown in profile, with a second, fainter motif partly visible above its back. The impression is soft and slightly blurred, with a few dark spots near the top edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic

Swedish, as on the record

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