 | 239 | (none) | (none) | B14968, B14968 | Steatite vase. Fr of On the outside, a bull carved with the body in low relief, the head projecting in the round: behind, hind quarters of a second bull (there were presumably 4 on this vase). The body of the bull and the field of the vase are decorated with bone inlay, trefoils and dots, the moon, the sun and geometrical figures. Very fine work indeed. Underneath, on the base, remains of one side of a column of inscription. |
 | 178 | (none) | 1923,1110.46 | (none) | Statuette. Red stone. A winged bull or sphinx (?), couched, the head missing: in the back a small cup-like hollow. FGN drawing. [drawing] |
 | 8685 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular, button type. Design: below, a bull. Above. |
| 6020 | (none) | 1927,0527.201 | (none) | Stamp seal, flattened hemispherical
-obverse convex- top with decorative workings - 3 parallel lines running across centre and 4 concentric circles in corners.
White steatite.
Two Sumerian - man & wife
bring as an offering a
goat (?) and a vase of milk.
diam. 0022
width 0004
About BC 3500.
photograph 554
E. |
| 872 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Small complete clay cone. Inscription of Ur-Engur, recording the building of a canal. C.f. 169 [presumably U.169] |
| 918 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Small clay cone, base and side slightly damaged. Inscription of Ur-Engur recording his digging of a canal called ID-UN. Placed in IN/No. 4. |
 | 472 | (none) | 1923,1110.137 | (none) | Silver vase. Broken on one side, but most of the fragments found. The sides are intentionally indented. Very thin metal in fair condition. [drawing 1:5] |
| 6644 | (none) | 1927,0527.74 | (none) | Silver situla. Fragment. With silver handle hinged onto the rim. E. |
 | 475 | (none) | 1923,1110.138 | (none) | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. Photo no. 56 |
 | 474 | (none) | (none) | B15289 | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. (This has been partially cleaned. Upper part broken in one place and roughly mended.) Phil. Photo no. 55 |
| 473 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. |
 | 476 | (none) | 1923,1110.138 | (none) | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. |
 | 478 | (none) | 1923,1110.139 | (none) | Silver bracelet. Very small, as if for a child: plain rim of stout silver wire, ending in birds [crossed out] rams(?) heads. Fastened by corrosion on to U.477. |
 | 479 | (none) | 1923,1110.139 | (none) | Silver bracelet. Plain silver wire with terminals apparently thus [reference to drawing]. Fastened by corrosion to U.478 |
 | 6638 | (none) | (none) | B16399 | Silver bowl. Flat. Umbilical, lotus pattern on outside. For catalog. E. |
| 38 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell. Cut to form a drip-spoon or ladle. [drawing] |
 | 8191 | (none) | (none) | B17194 | Shell. Cut as a ladle: a piece is left across the opening and this is carved into a bird's head, the eye inlaid with lapis. [drawing] |
| 8198 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell.
Cut for use as a ladle, with a bird's head carved at the top of the mouth; the eye was originally inlaid with lapis but this is lost.
[drawing] |
| 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] |
 | 8313 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell duck
The body is made of a large shell cut open : the head is a pink limestone & was fixed on with a peg through a hole in the top end of the shell : round the top end of the shell, imitating the bird's breast colours, is incrustation, diamonds and triangles of lapis lazuli and shell set in bitumen.
Some of the tesserae are loose and are preserved.
[drawing] |
 | 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. |
| 6779B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seated goddess. Ur-Bau? Black diorite. One goose on either side of throne and one under each foot. |
| 6846 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seated goddess heavily draped in cloak and flounced skirt and wearing peaked headdress, feet resting on one goose and second goose standing right hand side of throne right hand held across body and holding a small figurine ? Left arm bent at elbow and held slightly upraised. Full face down to waist, in profile below. cf. Black diorite statue of (Ur Bau?) found in Nin-Gal sanctuary of Larsa temple. KP. U.. Cf also U.6939 terracotta mould of same figurine (though typically not the mould also fine. Diqdiqqeh. B. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7027 | (none) | (none) | B16301 | Seal.
White steatite.
Round. Hole perforated horizontally through hemispherical sides. Flat on one side, hemispherical on the other. Hemispherical side has 3 grooves 0002 wide in all bisecting it and concentric circles decoration, 4 in all, 2 on either side of the bisecting line. On flat side in middle enthroned Nannar both hands supporting a post with a crescent moon which is also supported by a bull-man. Behind the throne a similar bull-man also supporting a crescent moon on a post, and below the throne a bull with high horns, crescent shaped.
Bull-men (Eabani) are ithyphallic. Hair on legs of Eabani.
E.
Before 3000 BC. |
| 6866 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal.
Black steatite.
In form of rectangular block with cylindrical handle
on flat side - scorpion.
B |