Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05394cx·1927–1931

Jewellery etc.

Eye-shaped jewellery piece with a spiral curl and a fluted tab below, photographed against a grey background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05394cx. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single flat object in relief, seen from the front against a plain grey backdrop. It has an eye motif with a curved brow band of diagonal ridges, a dark pupil and a spiral curl at the lower left. A fluted, tapering tab projects downward from beneath the eye, and the print has small dark specks at the upper right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Jewellery etc.

Swedish, as on the record

Smycken m.m