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Object photograph·Csn3961·1927–1931

Glyptic

Oval dark scarab, a glyptic object, photographed on a small white card mount
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3961. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy oval object with a rounded top, pale streaks and scratches across its surface, shown alone and filling most of a small white card. The card sits on a cream album page with a printed margin around it. Faint lines in the centre and light patches on the left suggest wear or incised detail, though the underside cannot be seen.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Glyptic.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Glyptic