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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)
827 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 9 bugle-beads of white shell, much decayed; the longest is 7mm long. A few shell disk beads of the usual small type. A quantity of small shells, whole, but pierced for threading. One mother-o'-pearl spacer, flat, thus [drawing 1:1] Half-a-dozen small carnelian ring beads. Found with stonerams
1193 (none) (none) (none) Portion of a shell cylinder (split down middle), with part of inscription. A-tu, mar?
1224 (none) (none) (none) Shell cylinder seal, broken and in bad condition. The device appears to show two confronting winged animals.
1359 (none) (none) (none) Shell amulet. In form of a left hand; pierced at wrist for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
1438 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Faint traces of figures; much worn.
1439B (none) (none) B15597 Shell amulet. Lion couchant. Pierced for suspension.
1621 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Pig's head. Pierced between ears for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
1645 (none) (none) (none) Ivory pin. With six grooves at head; pierced just below head. [drawing 2:5]
1661 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together.
1708 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Fragment, shell. With traces of design.
1718 (none) (none) B15610 Fragment of shaft (top only) of bitumen paste(?); round at top, hexagonally grooved below. [drawing 2:5]
2509 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. White shell. Lion? Or bull? Roughly carved. [drawing 1:1]
2531 (none) (none) (none) Carved shell head. Male, shaven. Neck pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2534 (none) (none) (none) Carved shell mask. Mother-of-pearl. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2574 (none) (none) (none) Bone stilus? Writing end broken. Depth 2m-5m.
2677 (none) (none) (none) Ivory pyxis. Fragmentary: Egyptian, presumably of earlier date than level where found. Carved in relief with figures of dancing-girls. Fitted with hatched lid on a pin (?). Copper wire (rivets?) let in to sides and twisted outside.
2722 (none) (none) (none) Shell fish. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2804 (none) (none) (none) Shell frog. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
2850A (none) (none) (none) Bitumen balls. [drawing 1:1]
2850B (none) (none) (none) Bitumen balls. [drawing 1:1]
2934 (none) (none) (none) String of beads. Small lentoids of carnelian, rock crystal, granite, hematite, red jasper, sard, shell, copper, etc., with shell disc pendant. Together and re-strung arbitrarily.
3058 (none) (none) (none) Couchant lion of shell. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
3120 (none) (none) (none) Small pot of bitumen. Sketch pattern 1:1. [drawing 1:1]
3125 (none) (none) (none) Gold bead. With bitumen core blocking one hole. One end bent in. Spherical bead. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (7) in Cat.
3239 (none) (none) (none) Bitumen fragment covered with blue coloring matter. Color doubtfully from lapis lazuli powder more probably copper.

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Inorganic Remains - Unknown/N/A

Child Terms

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