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.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11751 | (none) | 1929,1017.348 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell, the ends inlaid with lapis disks. Very much decayed. 2 heroes & 4 animals: man on the left strikes at a rampant bull(?) turned away from him & grappling with a lion(?) this lions body crosses that of a second lion who attacks a bull which is seized from behind by a figure half human and half bull. Between the two human figures is a double column inscription, upper register only:-Mes-kalam-dug(or sar) Lugal. | |
 | 7125 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers. Procession of figs towards seated goddess. Below. 2 crossed animals. On either side a lion. B. Before 3000 BC. |
| 13703 | (none) | 1930,1213.131 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Broken at one end. Geometrical pattern, roughly thus. [drawing] |
| 11981 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. 2 men fighting a lion. |
| 16328 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers. Above: Presentation scene - before seated god. Crescent moon. Below: animals; spread eagle, goose, antelope(?). |
| 7118 | (none) | (none) | B16288 | Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers. Upper register. Spend eagle between 2 gazelles - standing club. Below. Net. Before 3000 BC. E. | |
| 8643 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers: above, banquet scene with 2 seated figures, 1 attendant, and shrine door. Below, one human figure and fighting animals. |
| 11725 | 30-12-40 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. A god with one foot on a hill, & 3 worshippers. Inscription (Lug)al(?)-(?)-la(?)-ni dub-sar(=scribe). | |
| 16220 | (none) | 1931,1010.15 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. A humped bull of Indian type feeding on a bundle of hay(?) in front of a palm tree: on the other side, a scorpion & above it, horizontally a man with feathered headdress. A remarkable seal. |
| 11178 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Completely decayed, but apparently with large rampant animals and an inscription of which only one sign is legible. [drawing] |
| 19486 | 35-1-19 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Design of men ovals horizontally placed |
| 7992 | (none) | 1928,1009.13 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Fighting beasts and men. |
| 6590 | (none) | 1927,0527.177 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Gilgamesh fighting the rampant bull; Eabani fight the rampant lion. Before BC 3000. E. |
| 6003 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Human figure, animals and inscription. Inscription(?) [reference to drawing] Perhaps: Lugal = king? |
| 17895 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Hunter attacked by 3 rampant bulls (?) a second hunter with a bow helps from behind - behind, a palm tree (?). |
| 8668 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. In poor condition. |
| 6613B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Inscribed. Ma-za son of Ilibani. Worshipper in front of vase with pam and bunches of dates. Crescent on pole - Scorpion. Vase [reference to drawing] amd rule [reference to drawing]. B. About BC 2200. |
| 7120 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Linear decoration. Before 3000 |
| 12461 | (none) | 1929,1017.350 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Much decayed. 2 registers: below; chariot, foot soldiers and prisoner. Above; men and animals fighting and inscription partly destroyed. Inscription: A- dugud(or gig)-(bu??)-dim (Nom. Properties, perhaps = son of the Dugud (bird) of the good Immer. cf. U.8513) HC.25. |
| 11136 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Partly obliterated. Bearded bulls rampant. Inscribed: A-ni-ta (?). |
| 11405 | 30-12-39 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Presentation scene: Seated goddess: before her a female worshipper introduced by a goddess. | |
| 11533 | 30-12-24 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Scene. | |
| 8897 | (none) | (none) | B16868 | Cylinder seal. White shell. Seated goddess with star and moon and 4 standing figures. | |
| 16410 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Standing hero, & beasts fightling, heraldically crossed. 16411 |
| 11404 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Subject: 2 groups each composed of a man fighting a lion and a gazelle (?) respectively: the latter scene decayed. Carinated type. |