Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05766a·1927–1931

Bronze Age Gold and Silver

Oval engraved seal with two beetle-like figures flanking a central motif, shown in close view
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05766a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval object with a dark, smooth body and a flat engraved face is shown in close view on pale grey card. Two beetle-like figures flank a central oval motif with a vertical line, and a dark rounded part rises above the back edge. Light catches the raised edges of the engraving.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bronze Age Gold and Silver.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Bronze Age Gold and Silver.