Object photograph·C05595a·1927–1931

Glyptic, scarab

Scarab seal with an oval frame and incised signs, including an eye-like motif, shown in close-up. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05595a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A scarab-shaped seal shown close up, with its flat base carved with an oval frame and incised signs. On the left stands a tall narrow sign, in the centre a vertical oval frame with small marks inside, and on the right an eye-like motif above horizontal bars and a wavy line. The print shows scratches and spots on its surface and a pale border around the object.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic

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