Object photograph·C05392r·1927–1931

Glyptic, Amathus T. 2-26

Scarab seal and an engraved seal face with standing figures, shown as two photographs on a card — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05392r. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two photographs are mounted on a cream card. The upper one shows a scarab seal seen from above, its beetle body with a central dividing line and a small raised head, set in a dark rim. The lower one shows an engraved seal face with several standing figures below a horizontal band, and a number label sits at the bottom edge of the card.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: The upper view shows the domed back of a scarab with divided wing cases and a small head at one end, set against a grey background with a dark, encrusted rim. The lower view shows the flat base, an oval face with a raised border and carved figures standing beside a rectangular architectural form. The base is pale and worn at its edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Glyptic. Scarab with figures and pattern decoration.

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic