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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)
14469A (none) (none) (none) Ostrich shell. Badly smashed. One end decorated with mother of pearl rectangular strips and shell inlay in form of small triangles set on bitumen.
14483A (none) (none) (none) Paint box. In 2 compartments, compound of square plain shell plaques with a rectangular shell lid and edge with rectangular strips of shell and mother of pearl.
14487A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
14487B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
14490A 31-17-135 (none) (none) Necklace. 4 long elliptical shaped shell beads & between them roughly cut hematite cylindrical beads, 14 in all. Restrung in exact original order: bead for bead: 1-shell, 2 hematite, 1 shell, 3 hematite, 1 shell, 4 hematite, 1 shell, 5 hematite. Shell beads are convex (slightly) on 1 side & slightly concave on the other.
14492B 31-17-137 (none) (none) Necklace. Made up of small conches with chocolate and white bands.
14495 31-17-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal of white shell. The decoration consists simply of drill-point holes irregularly spaced over the whole surface.
14920B 31-16-519 (none) (none) Flints. Set in bitumen. Which fixed the flint either to wood or to bone. [drawing 1:1]
14932 (none) (none) (none) Flint Hoe (?) With traces of bitumen from the hafting at the pointed end. [drawing 1:1]
14965 31-17-100 (none) (none) Beads. Small ring beads of white shell.
14970 (none) (none) (none) Shell stud. [drawing 1:1]
14973 31-17-71 (none) (none) Beads. Very small white shell rings. Found with the body in early grave below kilns.
15042 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Presentation. Crescent. Inscription: dumu Ur gis ginar dam-kar N. son of Ur-ginar, merchant. HC.102.
15105 31-16-536 (none) (none) Shell. Cut as a lamp.
15106 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Lapis & carnelian ring beads and a few shell. All minute. Order see Field note.
15145 37-17-64 (none) (none) Beads: 4 carnelian & 1 silver ( on a bitumen core) elongated double conoids.
15312 31-17-67 (none) (none) Beads: gold, lapis, carnelian, agate, limestone
15320 31-17-115 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell, much worn and defaced. (Found below burial K)
15332 31-16-551 (none) (none) Bitumen object. Perhaps a staff-head(?) [drawing 1:1]
15368 31-17-72 (none) (none) Beads. Very small white shell rings. Found on the arm.
15369 31-17-37 (none) (none) Beads. Rings of white shell, a great quantity found forming 4 strings round the neck
15408 31-17-94 (none) (none) Shell rings. About 18 in all. Found against the front of the body.
15460 (none) (none) (none) Ivory box. With swivel lid; containing green paint. Perforated at sides and on top to hold a small metal knob(?). TA
15476 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Men and beasts fighting.
15477 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Terionachy, seated bird-headed man and scorpion.

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Inorganic Remains - Unknown/N/A

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