14746 | 1930,1213.459

15102http://www165.123.244.137/subject/15102/14746 | 1930,1213.459

MuseumBritish Museum

Object TypeSeal Impression

Season Number08: 1929-1930

TechniqueImpressed

MaterialUnfired

U Number14746

Description (Modern)Matthews (1993) p. 68 no. 47: 'U14746. BM 1930.12.13.459. UE 3:20. ?SIS8. H 2.4, L 4.6. Complete impression surviving. Two rollings. Symbols: AN, head, scorpion, bird, ?, ?UR2, scorpion. Sealing 5.7 x 4.8 x 2.6. Reverse has faint string impressions, SSD: Z. Base is level and smooth from wall surface. Functional type: door peg.' UE 3 p. 18 no. 20: 'Spread eagle between two scorpions, an archaic figure with palm-like wings, three-lobed tail, and no legs. Star, palm, antelope's, and ram's heads are pictographic elements. U. 14746. SIS 8 (?). Pl: 43' Merlin: 'Description Fragment of a clay sealing impressed with design of bird and scorpions on concave exterior surface; abraded; cracked; deposit. Dimensions Length: 2.75 inches Width: 1.75 inches'

Description (Catalog Card)Seal impression. Eagle, scorpions (?), vegetational forms(?)Woolley's description

Find Context (Catalog Card)SIS 8

Material (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1930,1213.459