Object photograph·C06023b·1927–1931

Cylinder seal, i.482

Cylinder seal from Idalion in dark stone, with an incised design of a branched motif and vertical lines — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06023b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark stone cylinder seal is photographed upright against a pale card, showing its curved side. The incised design includes a branched, tree-like motif at centre right, several vertical lines, and a shape at left with horizontal strokes. Blue marks trace some of the incisions, and the rounded rims are visible at top and bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, i.482. Photograph for Schaeffer.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, i.482 Foto för Schaeffer

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