Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C06143b·1927–1931

Glyptic

Two views of a glyptic find: an enlarged engraved seal face and a barrel-shaped object with grooved surface
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06143b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

On the left is an enlarged view of an oval engraved seal face, with a few incised marks and a curved line inside a raised rim. On the right is a small, rounded barrel-shaped object with horizontal and diagonal grooves across its surface and a worn, pale finish, placed on a grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic