Stones and Minerals

Stone is the term we use for the overarching category of minerals and rocks. Stones are hard substances that come from the ground and is used in many different objects, from building to small stones in jewelry.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
886	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster Vase fragment, apparently of a lid, whereon in relief the hind-quarters of a bull lying down left. Coarse alabaster.
887	(none)	(none)	B14985	Alabaster Vase fragments of, fitted together (plain) giving complete section.
6358	(none)	(none)	B16206, B16206	Alabaster vase of Ishme-Dagan. To Nannar - eldest son of Enlil, his king Ishme Dagan -- (rest is same text as the brick U.2566)-- beloved husband of Innana, for his life, he has presented it. E. H.C.
6441	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Broken at top. Type XXIX (stone). B.
910	(none)	1923,1110.57	(none)	Alabaster vase. Fragment.
1696	(none)	1924,0920.396	(none)	Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription.
6356	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Property of Ningal Type II. Type RC.5. B. [drawing 1:4]
2996	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Small fragment. Inscribed. (To) his king (?) For the life of dDun-gi, the mighty hero, king of Ur, ( ) na-ga
12310	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster vase. Spill type. Broken. [Type] II.
6946	(none)	1927,0527.58	(none)	Alabaster vase. Veined, white and yellow. Broken and fragmentary. Type.
6489	(none)	1927,0527.56	(none)	Alabaster vase. White and yellow streaks. Type L stone. Near JN.14. E
6060	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster [seems to be corrected as white calcite] pin. Chipped.
15451	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabastron. Alabaster. Persian. [drawing 2:5]
491	(none)	1923,1110.197	(none)	Amethystine quartz seal. Pointed on top, like U.486, Subject, sphinx couchant.[drawing]
10009	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet Lapis In form of a seated ram [drawing] 1:1
8072	(none)	(none)	B16806	Amulet of grey slate in form of a bird. [drawing 1:1]
8073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet of mother o'pearl Inlaid with 2 spots of lapis of which one has dropped out. [drawing 1:1]
17640	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet bead. Steatite. [drawing 1:1]
17120	31-43-207	(none)	(none)	Amulet of dark grey steatite in form of a tortoise [drawing 1:1]
14494	31-17-87	(none)	(none)	Amulet of pink pebble. Rudely cut in form of a bird. [drawing 1:1]
16400	(none)	1931,1010.88	(none)	Amulet(?) Obsidian. In shape of birds head. Part of beak missing. Socketed and possibly for fitting on to some other material. [drawing 1:1]
653	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet(?). Fragment. (lower part missing) of a seated lion(?) carved in brown pebble. [drawing]
16643	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet. Black steatite. In form of adze. [drawing 1:1]
13731	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet. Black stone. In form of a dog. [drawing 1:1]
15802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Amulet. Miniature animal. White calcite?