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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)
8133A (none) (none) (none) 2 cockle shells. One containing white, the other containing yellow paint [A-B].
8109 (none) 1928,1009.209 (none) Axe. Copper. Heavy type. Remains of wood inside socket. [drawing] [type] XIX.
8099 (none) 1928,1009.392 (none) Beads. Large shell rings. About 002 in diameter. In bad condition.
8094 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Burnt? or decayed. Scene of Gilgamesh with the lion and Eabani with the bull. Very much effaced.
8081 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing black and green pigment.
8073 (none) (none) (none) Amulet of mother o'pearl Inlaid with 2 spots of lapis of which one has dropped out. [drawing 1:1]
8056C (none) 1928,1009.21 (none) Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable.
8056A (none) (none) B16882 Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable.
8044 (none) (none) (none) Beads Small rings of green glazed frit, A few lapis beads One carnelian One shell
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.
8021 (none) (none) (none) Cuttle-fish bones. Probably for toilet purposes.
8020A (none) (none) (none) Two squares. [A] One of white bone. [B] One of dark grey stone. Each set with 5 inlay dots, black on the white square, white on the black, thus: [drawing 1:1]
8013E (none) (none) B16851 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8013D (none) (none) B16838 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8009 (none) (none) B17622 White shell beads. All small, mostly minute: several thousands of them, with one white spacer.
8001E (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001D (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] A pair, containing white pigment. (B) Single shell containing green pigment. (C) A pair containing yellow pigment.
8001C (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001A (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
7992 (none) 1928,1009.13 (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Fighting beasts and men.
7984B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of cockle-shells. Containing white pigment.
7984A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of cockle-shells. Containing white pigment.
7975B (none) (none) (none) [B] Fragment of jawbone of cow? Also (A) another animal bone.
7975A (none) 1928,1010.711 (none) [B] Fragment of jawbone of cow? Also (A) another animal bone.
792 (none) (none) (none) Shell rings. 28 in all, some only half-made from the shell core, some complete. All found together about 1.5m down against the outer face of the boundary wall of E-NUN-MAH. SW side near W. corner.

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