10090http://www165.123.244.137/subject/10090/MuseumThe National Museum of IraqObject TypePinsSeason Number06: 1927-1928MaterialBitumenMaterialCopper AlloyU Number10390ADescription (Catalog Card)[A] Copper Pin. Rounded in section. Copper ball head on bitumen core. Adhering to the pin a [B] Cylinder Seal of shell. The stem of the pin is perforated and has a small copper ring attached to it. Originally the seal was probably suspended by a string attached to the ring on the copper pin; the string decayed and the seal became corroded onto the pin. Type V. Figs. obliterated: probably 2 heroes fighting 2 rampant beasts. The copper set in bitumen was probably really the cap of the seal; the cap fell off onto the pin which has an elongated knob head.Woolley's descriptionFind Context (Catalog Card)PG 893Material (Catalog Card)BitumenMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (IM Number)IM 8378Measurement (Catalog Card)L of pin 02110091http://www165.123.244.137/subject/10091/Object TypeCylinder SealsSeason Number06: 1927-1928TechniqueIncisedMaterialShellU Number10390BDescription (Catalog Card)[A] Copper Pin. Rounded in section. Copper ball head on bitumen core. Adhering to the pin a [B] Cylinder Seal of shell. The stem of the pin is perforated and has a small copper ring attached to it. Originally the seal was probably suspended by a string attached to the ring on the copper pin; the string decayed and the seal became corroded onto the pin. Type V. Figs. obliterated: probably 2 heroes fighting 2 rampant beasts. The copper set in bitumen was probably really the cap of the seal; the cap fell off onto the pin which has an elongated knob head.Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 893Material (Catalog Card)ShellMaterial as described by WoolleyMeasurement (Catalog Card)L of seal 0032 d 0018