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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 18180 | 32-40-328 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Two ostriches (?). |
| (none) | 32-40-338 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 32-40-342 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 17797 | 32-40-345 | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Shell. One side flattened and rough representation of animal drilled and scratched on. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18267 | 33-35-144 | (none) | (none) | Beads. White, pink and blue glazed beads shaped as triple rings, and rings and balls and tubes, one square, one notched rectangle, 2 long date shaped; shell rings, 1 large black and white glass date shaped: 2 flattened shell limbs. | |
| 18554 | 33-35-145 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Carnelian rings and shell cylindrical, the latter coarsely made. | |
| 18555 | 33-35-146 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Long rings of cowrie and other shells, shell rings and tubular, large flat rings of black stone, lapis cylindrical and balls, carnelian cylindrical. | |
| 18498 | 33-35-161 | (none) | (none) | Shell figurine. Flat, in low relief. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 18255 | 33-35-166 | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Shell. Puzuzu head. [drawing] | |
| 18343 | 33-35-175 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Coarse work, much damaged, and apparently unfinished. Men fighting animals. |
| (none) | 33-35-180 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 19191 | 35-1-1 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. With rings of steatite inset at the two ends. Heroes fighting animals. (somewhat decayed). |
| 19486 | 35-1-19 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Design of men ovals horizontally placed |
| 18923 | 35-1-2 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. A hero, and fighting animals. Archaic: very much worn and defaced. |
| 19230 | 35-1-3 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Fightling animals and a spread eagle over a tree. |
| 19091 | 35-1-63 | (none) | (none) | Conch-shell. Cut as a lamp with bird's head engraved at the top of the opening. | |
| 19235 | 35-1-68 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Four shell tubes (one borken); four carnelian and four crystal rings. | |
| 19853 | 35-1-69 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Shell cylinders and large shell and hematite barrels or rings. | |
| 19858 | 35-1-95 | (none) | (none) | Beads. Very large hematite and pebble rings, shell tubes and shell ovals laterally pierced, and small natural shells. | |
| 13560C | 92-4-247 | (none) | (none) | [A-J] 10 shell rings. Originally decoration for a wooden scepter? | |
| (none) | 92-4-320 | (none) | (none) | (none) |