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) |
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 | 10478A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice. [A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are [C] 7 white and [B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was [D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a [E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 11154 | (none) | (none) | B16692 | Gold Ostrich Shell. Natural size, open at the top to make a vase: Decorated on the base and round rim with incrustation work in shell, lapis, and red stone. All the incrustation had fallen off, but has been partially restored on the analogy of the silver shell and of the real ostrich shells from the same grave. | |
| 12084B | (none) | 1929,1017.358 | (none) | Group (A) Copper pin: elongated thin top. [type] I (B) Cylinder seal: shell. Bird-headed men & animals. [additional drawing, possibly map of excavation areas] |
| 17911E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group from one burial. (A) Gold frontlet. (B) 3 twisted gold hair ribbons [B and I-J], (C) 2 gold hair rings [C and K], spirally coiled with hollow lunate ends. (D) 2 necklaces [D and L], one of gold ribbed balls between agate lentoids, the other of flat agate lentoids, 1 flat barrel lapis lazuli, 2 carnelian bugles, 1 granite lentoid. 3 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 flat barrel amber. (E) Shell cylinder seal. Obscured. (F) Silver spiral finger ring (G) 2 silver bracelets (H) Silver pin, round with square tang |
| 12360D | (none) | 1929,1017.232 | (none) | Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record] |
| 12360E | (none) | 1929,1017.233 | (none) | Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record] |
| 12360F | (none) | 1929,1017.234, 1929,1017.232 | (none) | Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record] |
| 12360G | (none) | 1929,1017.235, 1929,1017.228 | (none) | Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record] |
| 11597A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. [A](1) Shell, cut as a lamp & engraved with the head & neck of a bird (the eye orginally inlaid but inlay is missing) [drawing] [B](2) Copper Dagger (broken). Type IV; [C](3) Copper pin with lapis ball head (broken)[Type] V. |
| 11710C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. (A) Copper Pin with fluted head (broken) (B) A quantity of lapis double conoid beads.; (C) Cockle shells with green & blue paint. |
| 11441B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. Consisting of [A](1) a spiral band of narrow gold ribbon (broken); [B](2) seven beads of agate, carnelian, steatite, shell (?), lapis, lapis, paste; [C](3) a copper pin 019 long (broken into 3 pieces). |
| 17660C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. From a single grave (A) [A, E-F] 3 gold earrings, small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold balls: carnelian rings and balls and 1 bugle, marble and steatite elongated lentoids, agate square and conoid pendant (?) (or spindle whorl) apparently of wood : original order mostly preserved. (C) Cylinder seal: shell. Two rampant animals: very poor and worn. (D) A pair of thick copper bangles [D and G] |
| 17815E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. From one burial. (A) Four gold frontlets oval type with tag ends, a good deal damaged and broken [A, G-I]. (B) A length of gold hair ribbon. (C) Gold finger ring of flat make wide edges bent inwards to make a ribbed hoop. (D) A pair of gold earrings of the small hollow lunate type, interlaced. [D and J] (E) Cylinder seal, white shell, introduction scene with seated goddess, crescent, 2 standing figures and tree. cf. U.1979 and U.1987. (F) Beads: small gold balls, plain and fluted, with carnelian and lapis lentoids: gold and carnelian diamonds: long carnelian bugles, carnelian lentoids, agate beads, lapis lentoid and gold balls. |
| 17803B | (none) | 1932,1008.22 | (none) | Group. From One burial. (A) One gold earring, small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads, two strings, one of very small carnelian balls alternating with very small fluted gold balls and gold double conoids. A second string of lapis lazuli and mother of pearl or shell flat lozenge-shaped beads pierced through the middle of the flat sides. |
| 17803C | (none) | 1932,1008.115 | (none) | Group. From One burial. (A) One gold earring, small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads, two strings, one of very small carnelian balls alternating with very small fluted gold balls and gold double conoids. A second string of lapis lazuli and mother of pearl or shell flat lozenge-shaped beads pierced through the middle of the flat sides. |
| 17811D | 32-40-325 | (none) | (none) | Group. From one burial. (A) [A, E-I] Six gold earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each ear. (B) Gold finger ring, thin metal with edges bent inwards to form a ribbed hoop. [drawing] (C) Beads: lapis diamonds, gold double conoids, silver disks, carnelian and steatite lentoids. (D) Cylinder seal, shell: hunter and lion and 2 columns of inscription. |
| 17813E | 32-40-227 | (none) | (none) | Group. From one burial. (A) [A and K-L] 3 gold frontlets. (B) Twisted gold hair-ribbon. (C) [C and M] Two gold hair-rings, spirally coiled with lunate ends, with one of them [N] a silver ring. (D) Beads: a string of very small fluted gold balls and carnelian balls and one very thin lapis bugle with gold caps. (E) Beads: gold balls, agate, carnelian, marble and jasper; long bugles, flattened lentoids, disks and lentoids. (F) [F and O] Two gold bracelets, of thin gold bent over copper wire. (G) Silver bracelet, plain wire. (H) [H and I] Copper bracelets, 2, plain wire. (J) Copper axe, thus: [reference to drawing] a copy of the old type but not cast: hammered and the socket made by bending. Type S10. [drawing] | |
| 12063B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) 17 large lapis double conoid BEADS (B) Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed, 2 registers. Seated deity. Presentation. (C) Copper Pin, tip missing, broken. [Drawing of head] |
| 12069B | (none) | 1929,1017.292 | (none) | Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition. |
| 12071B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Beads: lapis double conoids; large and small, & 1 large lozenge-shaped (steatite)? bead. (B) Cockle shell, broken containing paint. |
| 12078B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli & silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell; broken; containing paint. |
| 12068B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Beads: Large lapis double conoids and a few silver. (B) Cylinder seal, shell, decayed. Rampant animals - crossed. hopeless (C) Silver earring, fragmentary. |