Title: Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions     
Date: 1936     
Author: Legrain, Leon, and Woolley, Leonard     
Publisher: Oxford University Press     
Publication place: Oxford     

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
18310 33-35-260 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene.
18311 33-35-261 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?)
11680 31-16-630 (none) (none) Clay Seal Impressions on lamp or tablet. with geometrical design spread eagle, star, sun? (like sign UD) angular man(?) carrying pot, and other things.
14791 (none) (none) (none) Clay seal? With cruciform pattern.
13985 (none) (none) (none) Clay seal? Apparently button stamp seal with numerous confused and badly cut signs. Nothing legible (except possibly Ses-ki and Kur ?).
13072 31-16-626 (none) (none) Clay sealing.
11688 31-16-606 (none) (none) Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases.
8804 (none) (none) B17217 Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc.
16049 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date:-year in which Anshan was laid waste. Dungi 32 (SAKI 231) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
13760A 31-16-76 (none) (none) Clay vase. Type CCCIV. =RC89. =JN77. Not in catalog. [drawing]
14009A (none) (none) (none) Copper spear. Broken in 2 pieces. Type VI. B.
14551 (none) 1930,1213.465 (none) Cylinder seal(?) Clay. To give the geometrical design such as that frequently found on these seal impressions. Unpierced end continues the design.
12776G.1 (none) 1928,1010.745 (none) Group of objects: (A) Small fragment of obsidian vase. (B) [.1-.6] 3 long clay bugles, imitation of beads cut from core of shell. (C) Obsidian chip. (D) Jar - stopper of mud and lime, circular, one face flat, one convex, with rough incisions on flat face, perhaps accidental. (E) [.1-.2] Fragment of terracotta figure perhaps the head of a dragon (?). [Drawing] (F) Clay object, flat, with incised holes. (G) [.1-.6] Five fragments of clay jar sealings with seal impressions : all have rows of animals in wooded or rocky country. (H) [.1-.26] Pottery fragments 1) Plum red and back decoration on light ground: 2 examples. 2) Red decoration on light ground and other fragments. Not in catalog of Vol. IV.
12778C.1 31-17-352 (none) (none) Group of objects: from PG/NW level; found between levels -760 and -800 below the planoconvex brick pavement (A) Clay animal figurine. (B) [.1-.6] Fragment of long clay beads imitating shell. (C) [.1-.9] A number of clay jar-sealing with seal impressions, all of one type, palmette enclosed (imperfect) [reference to drawing]. (see over [Annotated] Legrain 480 (D) An oval clay object. [Annotated] Legrain 481. (see over) [Drawing of impression] (E) Tubular ball (?) bead. (F) Copper needle. (G) [.1-.13] Various examples of pottery. [H] (also animal bones). -- The design on D and C is the same [drawing of design].
13635 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. Large piece. animal design.
14888 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. Scratchings. MArk of linen below. HC.2054
14867 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2039
14869 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2041
14870 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2042
14871 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2043
14872 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2044
14873 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2045
14874 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2046
14875 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2047
14876 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2048

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Room 6 Room 6 presented no features of interest. (none)
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