Object photograph·Csn3922·1927–1931

Glyptic, photo for Schaeffer

Close-up of a round seal or gem with a carved design in low relief, on a grainy pale surface — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3922. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a round object with a dark raised rim and a face filled with a carved design in low relief, showing rounded forms and some wear. The object lies on a smooth, grainy pale surface with fine scratches and a dark vertical streak below it. A number label appears on the mount at the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic, photo for Schaeffer.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic, Foto för Schaeffer