 | 8041 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White steatite. Scene: Gilgamesh(?) and 4 rampant animals, in the centre 2 bulls heraldically crossed, flanking them 2 lions. |
 | 8033 | (none) | 1928,1009.396 | (none) | Shell bull.
Very delicately & boldly carved in white shell. A figure of a bull, facing rt, in exactly the position of the 'Ubaid copper frieze bulls, with the left fore leg bent at the knee and planted on the ground as if the animal were about to rise; the body in profile, the head turned to the front. |
| 8030 | (none) | 1928,1009.494 | (none) | White calcite vase
Type LXIII |
| 8005 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold ornament. A pear-shaped bead(?) pierced longitudinally, on which is perched a small bird apparently pecking at the fruit. In spite of the minute size the bird is well done and the eye and all the feathers are marked. |
| 8002 | (none) | 1928,1009.68 | (none) | Gold and lapis chain. A very fine chain of gold wire links. Six lengths of chain connecting 5 double conoid lapis beads. The chain is square in section. |
| 7992 | (none) | 1928,1009.13 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Fighting beasts and men. |
 | 7956 | (none) | (none) | B16856 | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: tall slender type broken in antiquity; mended. Two registers: above, 2 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with crescent. Below, 3 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with star; behind her a tree. |
| 7955 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. A tree, and 4 animals, 2 facing each way the central pair facing: rather poor engraving. |
| 7954 | (none) | 1928,1009.35 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli, with one gold cap. Damaged, chipped in lower register. Two registers; above, 4 figures approaching a seated deity; below, 3 figures (one broken away) approaching the seated deity behind whom is a crescent moon on a staff. |
| 7953 | (none) | 1928,1009.12 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White crystal, with copper caps; carinated. Two Gilgamesh figures each fighting a lion. Large cylinder, well cut. The central hole is filled with white paste having chevron bands of bright red which shows through the crystal. Inscribed. |
| 7952B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of earrings. Gold and silver. A spiral ring of gold with thickened lobe ends supports a similar gold ring; from this hangs a similar ring of silver (the silver ring is in each case broken). [drawing] |
| 7952A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of earrings. Gold and silver. A spiral ring of gold with thickened lobe ends supports a similar gold ring; from this hangs a similar ring of silver (the silver ring is in each case broken). [drawing] |
| 7927 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Slightly concave. Marble? core within roughly 8mm in diameter. Inscribed. Conical copper cap on one end. Bearded hero with protruding hair locks, mounted on dragon and clutching it by the tail. The dragon faces a bull rampant, head upraised, mounted by bearded hero similar to first also holding hismount by the tail. Between a couchant gazelle. |
| 7923 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble. Brownish, and black. Slightly concave. Gilgamesh fighting rampant lion. Behind the lion a gazelle which follows Enkidu who fights a rampant bull. Behind the rampant bull a star over a crescent moon. c. 2700BC. |
| 7909 | (none) | 1928,1009.28 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Green. Enthroned god with high horned headdress and kaunakes skirt stretching out wand to bull supporting shrine on his back. On either side of shrine, wings outspread and behind shrine a worshipper carrying a curved staff in his outstretched hands. Hair done up in a knot above shoulders. Bull is probably a symbol of strength and thus supports the shrine, the worshipper is probably represented as about to enter and the god as seated within. [drawing] |
| 7908 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point. |
| 7907 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Kohl stick case. Ivory. Plain tube rounded at base. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 7906 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mirror handle. Shell. [drawing] |
| 7905 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mirror handle. Ivory. Rounded handle; rectangular tang at top to fit into mirror-socket. [drawing] |
| 7904 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Paint pot. Ivory. In form of sphinx of Phoenico-Assyrian style: the box is an oblong depression between the wings. Indifferent carving, and the wing in poor condition; half of the face of the sphinx missing. [additional notes on back of catalog card follow:] U.6665, correct Pl. reference in Pl.25. Plate 15. Captions wanted. Pl.23 = add catalogue number. Keep Pl.33 but insert the new weapon types. For Pl.34 (new), use metal objects above and 800m ran [last word illegible] types infers. Change Plate numbers 34 (adr[...]) h3. Plate 36, keep number. Plate 35, adr[...], change number h3. Pl.37 (adr[...]) to become a figure in the text. pp.25. Gold to catalogue U.6456, Legrain's [illegible] No.734. |
| 7903 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ivory box lid. Circular. Convex above with line border and central rosette, 12-petalled: rabetted below to fit circular box. |
| 7902 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Comb. Ivory. Most of the teeth broken off short, only the end guard left to show their original length. On both sides of the flat upper part, an engraving of a bull set in a frame of lines and dotted circles. On one side the bull has his tail down. on the other above his back: otherwise, the 2 engravings are similar and show the bull with head lowered to strike. Very fine Phoenician work. |
 | 7901 | (none) | (none) | B17241 | Clay vase. Glazed. Originally green, bleached white and yellow. Pomegranate shaped. Part of rim missing. Type CCCI or RC.17. |
| 7900 | (none) | 1928,1009.395 | (none) | Shell plaque. White shell engraved with figure of a naked priest right who holds a libation-vase up in front of a post mounted on a tripod? (only 2 legs shown): on other side of the post hand (perhaps from a cross bar not shown) two objects like reins with loops at the ends. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7849 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tablet. Blackish. Very archaic account tablet. HC.54. |