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Object photograph·Csn3930·1927–1931

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Oval dark stone gem engraved with a figure in profile facing right, shown on a light card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3930. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An oval dark stone gem with a carved figure in profile facing right. The figure's head, upper body and drapery are cut in deep lines, with a straight ground line along the lower edge. The stone sits flat on a pale card, and its edges catch light on the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic