Organic Remains
Material from living matter
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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) |
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![]() | 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. |