17649 | 1932,1008.178

18958http://www165.123.244.137/subject/18958/17649 | 1932,1008.178

MuseumBritish Museum

Object TypeStamp Seals

Season Number10: 1931-1932

TechniqueImpressed

TechniqueInscribed

MaterialSteatite

MaterialUnfired

U Number17649

Description (Modern)Seal

Description (Catalog Card)Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular with ribbed loop handle Mohenjodaro type with characteric Indian bull and inscription of 4 characters. [drawing]Woolley's description

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 1848. Found in PG 1931 area at 4.5m from west corner of the Bur Sin NW annex of BC and 2.5m below the level of the offset in the Bur Sin wall loose in rubbish.

Material (Catalog Card)SteatiteMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (BM Big Number)123208

Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1932,1008.178Data collected by British Museum research team.

Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 15mm, D. 33mm

Measurement (Height)15Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects

Measurement (Width)33Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects