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Object photograph·C06657·1927–1931

Gold other jewellery, Moseras (1937)

Open gold bracelet with an animal head at each end, from Moseras
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06657. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An open gold ring photographed alone against a grey backdrop. Each end of the hoop is shaped as an animal head with a rounded muzzle, a large eye and incised ridges along the neck and crest. A beaded collar encircles the hoop just behind each head, and the smooth tube of the hoop shows wear and dark spots along its surface.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Gold ring bracelet with an animal head at each end, facing each other across the opening, from Moseras
Description, scan 2
An open ring of thick gold, shown alone as a single object, with an animal head at each end facing the other across the gap. The heads have curled horn or ear forms, eyes and short snouts, and each neck has a beaded collar band. The surface is worn and slightly pitted, and a number label sits in the bottom right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Gold other jewellery. Moseras (1937). Gold, Metropolitan Museum, Varia.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild. Gold Övriga smycken. Moseras (1937). Guld , Metropolitan Museum, Varia.