Shell
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
Objects: Shell Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7617 | (none) | (none) | B16877 | Cylinder seal. Marble. White. 4 bulls rampant of which 3 have human heads, bearded and horned. On either side a rampant lion. Grotesque figure with himan body, animal's head, (possibly a donkey's head??) conical headdress and pig tail? grasps one lion by the tail. c. 3000BC | |
| 7658 | (none) | (none) | B16890 | Cylinder seal. Marble? White. Hero between two rampant bulls? On either side of bulls a rampant lion. Between the lions a post surmounted by a star. | |
| 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. | |
| 8290 | (none) | (none) | B16863 | Cylinder seal. Shell. Pinkish. Slightly blackened by fire. Two registers. Subject indistinct. Above: A spread eagle. Below: A kneeling? man, and a snake? occupying the full length of the seal 2 winged dragons, crossed, and a rampant bull. | |
| 8513 | (none) | (none) | B16869 | Cylinder seal White shell, much decayed, but preserving an inscription in the upper register [drawing of inscription] | |
| 8713 | (none) | (none) | B16862 | Cylinder seal Shell, highly polished Geometric design. Triangles, short straight lines running parallel to one another and designs resembling a coiling serpent [drawing of serpent shape] | |
| 8897 | (none) | (none) | B16868 | Cylinder seal. White shell. Seated goddess with star and moon and 4 standing figures. | |
| 9166 | (none) | (none) | B16853 | Cylinder seal Pinkish stone Rampant beasts Poor work and rubbed Chipped at base | |
| 9187 | (none) | (none) | B16871 | Cylinder seal White shell Burnt and reduced to lime. Scene: fighting men and animals. | |
| 9261 | (none) | (none) | B16892 | Cylinder seal Shell? 2 seated gods, between them a standing god. Behind one throne a palm tree. | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16330 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16331 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16334 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16340 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16344 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16902 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16904 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17581 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17602 | Unknown |