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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)
16800 (none) (none) (none) White shell amulet. In form of a duck with a star engraved on the base.
16806 (none) (none) (none) Shell cylinder seal.?
16809 (none) 1933,1013.52 (none) Shell cylinder seal (not pierced). ^dAdad-ba(?)-ni(?) ,dumu Nu-ur- ^dAdad...
16927C (none) 1931,1010.232 (none) Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering]
16960 (none) (none) (none) Limestone statue of a seated goddess. She wears a long flounced garment reaching to the feet; hands clasped below breasts. The hair is confined by a plain heavy bandeau and falls in a square mass behind the back with a lock over each shoulder. The eyes are inlaid with shell and lapis, and the eyebrows with lapis. Very coarse ugly work.
17009 31-43-229 (none) (none) Bone tools. A collection. One end pointed, the other end rounded serrated edges, feathered cutting of sides, entire convex. [drawing 1:1]
17020A (none) 1931,1010.314 (none) [A-C] 3 lance (?) heads. Iron. 1 complete, 1 broken in 2 pieces, top of one missing all traces of wooden hafting. Tips only circular in section, rest rectangulare in section. Types approximately thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2]
17048 (none) (none) (none) Pin. Bone. Tip missing. [drawing 1:1]
17054 31-43-164 (none) (none) 4 beads. 1 amethyst - 4 sided [represented in drawing] lozenge shaped section. 3 carnelian (2 discoid and 1 ring bead). 1 bone lentoid. [drawing]
17068A (none) 1931,1010.301 (none) [A-B] Chisels. Copper. A pair. On one side of B remains in copper of an open work sheath - trellis work type. ?
17077 (none) (none) (none) Shell plaque. Engraved with 2 bulls hooves. Inlay. [drawing 1:1]
17090 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian lentoids, balls, discoids, scaraboids. Amethystine quartz scaraboids. Lapis lazuli discoid, scaraboid. Glass paste, yellow, balls, lentoids and 1 miniature puzuzu head. Carnelian pieces of inlay consisting of round lapis centers in a mother of pearl circular backing set in a circular steatite backing.
17109 (none) 1931,1010.84 (none) Amulet. Shell in form of a human hand [drawing 1:1]
17115 (none) 1931,1010.85 (none) Amulet. Mother-of-pearl. In the form of a human hand (thumb broken off)
17122 (none) (none) (none) Shell handle for knife or stiletto with incised pattern and hole at end as if for a gilt stud.
17139 (none) (none) (none) Ivory kohl-pot in the form of a lotus carved and with lines inlaid with black. In very bad condition. Broken and laminated. [drawing 1:1]
17140 (none) 1931,1010.191 (none) Kohl tube. Bone. Lathe-turned. [drawing 1:1]
17316 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. 2 heroes fighting a rampant lion.
17329 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. Presentation scene.
17331 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. 2 registers. Above: spread eagle and other animals. Below: Criss cross markings.
17336 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. Fragment. Presentation scene - 2 figures standing before a seated god.
17353A (none) (none) (none) Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]
17353B (none) 1931,1010.196 (none) Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]
17357 31-43-142 (none) (none) Beads. 1 Mother of pearl (?) ball. Glass paste bugles and double conoids. Carnelian double conoids, ring beads. 1 steatite double conoid. 1 pale lapis lazuli (?) bugle.
17378 (none) (none) (none) Finger ring. Shell.

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Antler - Bitumen - Bone - Leather - Reed - Shell - Textiles - Tooth - Wood - Plants