Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05595e·1927–1931

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Oval seal or gem with a carved design, a rounded form near the top, shown on a damaged blue-grey mount.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05595e. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval, scarab-shaped seal or gem with a raised rim, seen from above. A rounded, head-like form sits near the top, with a horizontal band and curved strokes across the middle and lower part of the design. The surface is grey and speckled, and the blue-grey card around it is flaked and damaged.

English, translated from the Swedish record

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Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic