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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 14032 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 cockle shells. Containing green paint. |
| 14039 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 pairs cockle shells. Green & yellow paint. |
| 14040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell. Cut as a lamp. Normal type. |
| 14061A | 31-16-535 | (none) | (none) | Lamp shell. |
| 14087 | 31-17-116 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Poor condition. Poor cutting. 2 lions crossed. | |
| 14089 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell. Cut as a lamp with trough spout. Normal type. |
| 14216 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Shell. [drawing] |
| 14226 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Theriomachy. Rampant. Decayed. Gazelle & goat(?) |
| 14239A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 cockle shells. Containing bluish green & yellow paint. |
| 14261 | 31-17-372 | (none) | (none) | Cowrie shell. | |
| 14270 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. bird-headed men and rampant lions crossed. |
| 14293 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Rampant lions crossed. |
| 14327 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Bird-headed men fighting rampant: one of the men grasps a ram(?) which is head downwards by the tail. |
| 14338 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Roundel. Mother of pearl. Perforated through centre. Slightly convex on 1 side. [drawing 1:1] |
| 14407 | 31-17-86 | (none) | (none) | Figurine (amulet?) of a bull, white stone. Carved in the round: the eyes originally inlaid and in one is preserved the ring of white shell. Pierced behind the shoulder for suspension. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 14446 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Rosette. Black steatite. With shell centre. Worked on both side: the face convex. [drawing 1:1] |
| 14469A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ostrich shell. Badly smashed. One end decorated with mother of pearl rectangular strips and shell inlay in form of small triangles set on bitumen. |
| 14483A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Paint box. In 2 compartments, compound of square plain shell plaques with a rectangular shell lid and edge with rectangular strips of shell and mother of pearl. |
| 14490A | 31-17-135 | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 4 long elliptical shaped shell beads & between them roughly cut hematite cylindrical beads, 14 in all. Restrung in exact original order: bead for bead: 1-shell, 2 hematite, 1 shell, 3 hematite, 1 shell, 4 hematite, 1 shell, 5 hematite. Shell beads are convex (slightly) on 1 side & slightly concave on the other. | |
| 14492B | 31-17-137 | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Made up of small conches with chocolate and white bands. |
| 14495 | 31-17-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal of white shell. The decoration consists simply of drill-point holes irregularly spaced over the whole surface. | |
| 14965 | 31-17-100 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Small ring beads of white shell. | |
| 14970 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell stud. [drawing 1:1] |
| 14973 | 31-17-71 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Very small white shell rings. Found with the body in early grave below kilns. | |
| 15042 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Presentation. Crescent. Inscription: dumu Ur gis ginar dam-kar N. son of Ur-ginar, merchant. HC.102. |