Furniture

This category includes objects used for sitting other objects on or sitting oneself on. These could be made of any material, usually only the stone or clay objects survive. For miniature tables, beds, and chairs, look for Furniture under Miniature/models.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9846D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Copper Holdfasts (4) Hoop-shaped. Possibly fasteners for adjusting a belt by means of a toggle. cf. Field Notes. Only one in good condition. One badly broken. [drawing 1:1]
9847B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Holdfasts (4) [A-D] Possibly fasteners for adjusting a belt. Found in connection with the copper holdfasts 9846, the latter being on the waist, these being on the shoulder. Possibly they belong to a leather baldrick. Horseshoe shaped head, rounded in section, legs rectangular in section. The legs may originally have been pliable so as to allow of the insertion of cord or such like material within the ring. [drawing 1:1]
9847C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Holdfasts (4) [A-D] Possibly fasteners for adjusting a belt. Found in connection with the copper holdfasts 9846, the latter being on the waist, these being on the shoulder. Possibly they belong to a leather baldrick. Horseshoe shaped head, rounded in section, legs rectangular in section. The legs may originally have been pliable so as to allow of the insertion of cord or such like material within the ring. [drawing 1:1]
9847D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Holdfasts (4) [A-D] Possibly fasteners for adjusting a belt. Found in connection with the copper holdfasts 9846, the latter being on the waist, these being on the shoulder. Possibly they belong to a leather baldrick. Horseshoe shaped head, rounded in section, legs rectangular in section. The legs may originally have been pliable so as to allow of the insertion of cord or such like material within the ring. [drawing 1:1]
9915D	(none)	(none)	B17501B	Copper Bolt. [A-F] A set of 6 found together: 2 have solid flat heads and are bent 4 have coiled heads Type VII [drawings] 1:1
9915E	(none)	(none)	B17501C	Copper Bolt. [A-F] A set of 6 found together: 2 have solid flat heads and are bent 4 have coiled heads Type VII [drawings] 1:1
9915F	(none)	(none)	B17501D	Copper Bolt. [A-F] A set of 6 found together: 2 have solid flat heads and are bent 4 have coiled heads Type VII [drawings] 1:1
10363B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Clay Nails Baked Roughly shaped [drawing]
10363C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 Clay Nails Baked Roughly shaped [drawing]
12693E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] 1) Copper pin. Straight. Tang head. Type II. [B] 2) Silver wire spiral coil earring. 2 1/2 coils. Broken. [C] And 1 small with thickened ends 1 1/2 coils. [D] Beads, carnelian barrels and lapis balls. [E] Clay offering table. Badly broken. Plan.
16243B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper staples. Two. Found with remains of wooden beams or poles running through them. [drawing]
17407B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 steatite knobs. For inlay. With a rosette pattern on the upper side consisting of a 8 shell petals with one inlaid shell center piece enclosed in a dark blue paste ring. Perforated with three holes for purpose of fixing. Tab anal. [drawing]
17625F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inlay. Shell: [A-F] Six fragments of white shell cut in strips 38mm wide and decorated with 3 horizontal rows of 'mountain' design: the top and bottom rows are merely outlined with a double incised line which was filled in with black: the middle row is champleve and filled in with bright red paste of which a good deal is preserved. [drawing]
18313B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inlay. Fragments of grey steatite. Hair of head or beard from a large figure. [drawing] [A] One large piece thus [reference to drawing]. [B] One fragment from the upper part perhaps fitting on, [C] and one single curl
18313C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Inlay. Fragments of grey steatite. Hair of head or beard from a large figure. [drawing] [A] One large piece thus [reference to drawing]. [B] One fragment from the upper part perhaps fitting on, [C] and one single curl
177B	(none)	(none)	B15294	[A-F, narrative lists 3 but specifies A-F] 3 fragments of -ivory-[crossed out] shell. In the shape of a -bull's- [crossed out] lion's leg (?) The drilled holes show traces of bronze probably from attaching the ivory to some kind of base. U.177E is full length 0128 l. [drawing]
177C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F, narrative lists 3 but specifies A-F] 3 fragments of -ivory-[crossed out] shell. In the shape of a -bull's- [crossed out] lion's leg (?) The drilled holes show traces of bronze probably from attaching the ivory to some kind of base. U.177E is full length 0128 l. [drawing]
177D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F, narrative lists 3 but specifies A-F] 3 fragments of -ivory-[crossed out] shell. In the shape of a -bull's- [crossed out] lion's leg (?) The drilled holes show traces of bronze probably from attaching the ivory to some kind of base. U.177E is full length 0128 l. [drawing]
177E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F, narrative lists 3 but specifies A-F] 3 fragments of -ivory-[crossed out] shell. In the shape of a -bull's- [crossed out] lion's leg (?) The drilled holes show traces of bronze probably from attaching the ivory to some kind of base. U.177E is full length 0128 l. [drawing]
177F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F, narrative lists 3 but specifies A-F] 3 fragments of -ivory-[crossed out] shell. In the shape of a -bull's- [crossed out] lion's leg (?) The drilled holes show traces of bronze probably from attaching the ivory to some kind of base. U.177E is full length 0128 l. [drawing]
(none)	31-43-508	(none)	(none)	Unknown
12774F	31-17-321A	(none)	(none)	Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H) Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.11] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercer. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.10] 4 pieces red bands on drab [N.11] 1 piece plain red wash(?); [N.12-.13] 2 pieces, design in red on light ground; [N.14-.15] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light ground : rows of triangles and bands; [N.16-.18] 3 pieces with transverse bands of erased slip decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of a second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with scratched design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals.
17857B	32-40-213	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Copper nails.
10555C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Nails From the axles of the two wagons [A-B] 2 large bent nails with stems flattened and round heads L 0185 [C-G] 5 with coiled heads L 0105
10555D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Nails From the axles of the two wagons [A-B] 2 large bent nails with stems flattened and round heads L 0185 [C-G] 5 with coiled heads L 0105