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)
19104 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Hunter fighting animals.
19129 (none) (none) (none) Spindle whorl. Shell Conical, with engraved lines and holes originally inlaid with lapis dots. [drawing 1:1]
19167 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Shell. In the form of a claw. [drawing 1:1]
19191 35-1-1 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. With rings of steatite inset at the two ends. Heroes fighting animals. (somewhat decayed).
19197 (none) (none) (none) Cylidner seal. Shell. Partly decayed. Hero fighting animals.
19216 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. The surface partly decayed. Two registers of fighting animals.
19223 (none) 1935,0112.81 (none) Beads. Lapis tubes & ovals, quartzite double conoids; also a quantity of shell rings, and some small shells pierced as beads.
19230 35-1-3 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Fightling animals and a spread eagle over a tree.
19233 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian rings and one shell tube.
19235 35-1-68 (none) (none) Beads. Four shell tubes (one borken); four carnelian and four crystal rings.
19236 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian ball, date-shaped and cylindrical, lapis facetted date-shaped and date-shaped, shell square, shell double conoids.
19237 (none) 1935,0112.84 (none) Beads. Carnelian cylinders, shell cylinders and lapis rings.
19247 (none) 1935,0112.80 (none) Beads. 1 shell tube, and 2 oval shell frontlets; diamond beads of lapis, mother-of-pearl, paste and limestone, paste balls, small shell rings, quartzite rhomboid and square paste spacers.
19248 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Very long shells, four tubes and one oval frontlet pierced at each end.
19253 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Large carnelian rings and small shell rings and spacer.
19256 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian rings, black steatite rings (large), shell and black steatite tubes(large), calcite button, very small shell (or paste) rings.
19447 (none) (none) (none) fighting animals
19448 (none) 1935,0112.107 (none) cut open as lamp, and with a knob base cut on the back,in which two holes (for fixing in a stand?)
19486 35-1-19 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Design of men ovals horizontally placed
19573 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. 2 registers : above, a banquet scene, below, spread eagle
19574 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Shell cylinder with geometric pattern engraved and inlaid lapis dots : minute shell and paste rings, small carnelian and lapis balls and rings.
19575.1 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.3 (none) 1935,0112.79 (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.4 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold
19575.5 (none) (none) (none) [.1-.7] Beads. Carnelian and chalcedony [drawing], carnelian tubes and balls, lapis and marble balls, shell date-shaped : a very large collection : 1 gold

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