Description (Catalog Card): 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.1     
Find Context (Catalog Card): PG 26 1m below surface with U.7928-9     
Material (Catalog Card): Rock crystal2     
Measurement (Catalog Card): ht 0030 d 0021     
U Number: 7927     
Object Type: Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Cylinder Seals      
Museum: The National Museum of Iraq      
Season Number: 05: 1926-1927      
Description (Modern): Cylinder seal (Lamia's list no.168)     
Description (Modern): Object is not sealed.     
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Quartz >> Rock Crystal      
Museum Number (IM Number): IM 3629     
Tablet ID Number: P468609     
Measurement (Height): 303     
Measurement (Width): 213     
[1] Woolley's description
[2] Material as described by Woolley
[3] Internal UPM list, compiled by: Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed Objects

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UPM Field Photo numbers UPM Field Photo numbers (none) (none) (none)
British Museum Photo Negatives British Museum Photo Negatives (none) (none) (none)
Woolley's Catalog Cards Woolley's Catalog Cards Card -- BM ID:194 Box:36 Page:161 Card -- BM ID:194 Box:36 Page:161 (none)
Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery 1934 Woolley, Leonard (none)
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