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)
6756A	(none)	(none)	B16569	[A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6756B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Rams. Grey gypsum. Protomoi. (1) E [UPM or BM] (1) B [Baghdad]
6763	(none)	(none)	B16221	Bowl. Oolite stone. Mottled. Type XLIV. E.
6765	(none)	(none)	B16278	Cornice. White gypsum. Fragment. Charred by fire. E. [drawing]
6776B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Vase. Alabaster. White. Inscribed. En-an-ni-pad-da, priest of Nannar son of Ur Bau, patesi of Lagash. Type II. (JN 19 near) Enter in Larsa catalog [last word may be incorrect] B.
6779A	(none)	(none)	B16299	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Presented. Scene of worship. Worshipper interlaced by minor goddess to seated Nannar. Attributes: Crescent moon. Inscription obliterated. Post Sargonid. Pre-3rd Ur Dynasty about 2500 BC
6779B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seated goddess. Ur-Bau? Black diorite. One goose on either side of throne and one under each foot.
6782	(none)	(none)	B16228	Head of Ningal? Alabaster. White. Eyes inlaid in lapis lazuli. E. [illegible, possibly resinous] cast in BM 118564.
6785	(none)	(none)	B16519	Eye socket. Limestone. Grey. E. [drawing]
6791	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Crystal. Plain. B.
6795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli, gold and paste.
6796	(none)	(none)	(none)	Necklace. Carnelian beads. E.
6797	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pendant. Silver. Set with Lapiz lazuli. E.
6798	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli. Large collection.
6800	(none)	(none)	B16370	Pendant. Silver. Embossed. Round and convex. 3 holes pierced in top covered with lapis and silver beads and two silver filigree
6802	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Silver and lapis lazuli with one paste bead and one paste ring.
6806	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone? Grey. Geometrical and floral decoration. Decorated with heavily incised concentric circles and petals. E. [drawing]
6807	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Pink. Unpierced. Figure between 2 posts. Attributes: 2 gazelles. Sacred horn? Half moon. B.
6823	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapis lazuli bead. Mussel shaped. E. [drawing 1:1]
6833	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frog bead. Black steatite? B. [drawing 1:1]
6838	(none)	(none)	(none)	Palette? Black stone. Sides rectangular, rounded ends. E.
6839	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone cover. Black With carinated ridge and decoration of concentric circles. [drawing 1:2]
6840	(none)	(none)	(none)	Collection of beads. Paste, lapis lazuli, agate and one crystal 70 in number, all small.
6853	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Unpierced. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion. About 2600 BC. B.
6854	(none)	(none)	B16303	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Scene of introduction. Female introduced to enthroned Nannar by minor goddess. Attributes: stork? Scorpion and upright post. E.