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)
9989	(none)	1928,1010.295	(none)	Cockle Shell Containing green paint
10801A	(none)	1928,1010.291	(none)	Tomb Group A. Beads : carnelian and lapis with good fly ornament : see Field notes B. Beads : lapis double conoids and a few silver C. Short lengths of thin gold ribbon each folded up into a little wad weights in grains, 16, 16, 21, 16, 16, 12, 11 1/2, 12 1/2, 7, 10, 10, D. Silver wire spiral coil ear-ring E. Plain silver wire bracelet
10706	(none)	1928,1010.282	(none)	2 cockle shells One containing black paint
10705B	(none)	1928,1010.276	(none)	Necklace Two string lower string- steatite diamonds, carnelian double conoids & barrels Upper string- minute lapis, carnelian& silver beads For order see Field Notes E
10705A	(none)	1928,1010.275	(none)	Necklace Two string lower string- steatite diamonds, carnelian double conoids & barrels Upper string- minute lapis, carnelian& silver beads For order see Field Notes E
9819A	(none)	1928,1010.272	(none)	[A-D] Gold earrings. (4) Circumference of gold wire hammered over to give the appearance of 2 coils.
9813	(none)	1928,1010.268	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli 2 bearded heroes, back to back, accosting a bearded lion and a bearded bull respectively A third hero attacks a second rampant lion Faultily bored
9812B	(none)	1928,1010.267	(none)	Necklace. 2 strings of beads. (A) Upper string: smaller beads - gold, carnelian and a few lapis. For order cf. Field Notes. (B) Lower string: larger beads - jasper, banded sard, mottled stone, agate.
9694	(none)	1928,1010.261	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone, with copper caps. Scene: 3 figures worshipping a god seated on a mountain.
10168	(none)	1928,1010.252	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Men fighting rampant lions and bulls
9578	(none)	1928,1010.251	(none)	Cylinder Seal Haematite Presentation scene, seated god and 3 standing figures and a tree
9923	(none)	1928,1010.250	(none)	Cylinder Seal Black steatite Men fighting bulls and lions
9893	(none)	1928,1010.248	(none)	Cylinder Seal Black steatite 3 animals and a man fighting
9501	(none)	1928,1010.247	(none)	Cylinder seal Black steatite 2 heroes fighting a lion. Between the two human figures an inscription in 2 columns. Dugal-dug-ga dumu U-da Lugaldugga son of Uda HC.201
9542	(none)	1928,1010.246	(none)	Cylinder seal Fragment Upper half missing Mottled marble Inscribed Presentation scene before seated god. Flounced kaukanes skirts.
9733	(none)	1928,1010.244	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone? Grey. Subject Lions & gazelles crossed.
7898	(none)	1928,1010.243	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene to seated Nannar. Minor deity leads votary by the hand. Criss-cross markings. IIIrd Ur Dynasty.
9624	(none)	1928,1010.241	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite Green Presentation scene; seated deity and standing god introducing worshipper. Attributes: Crescent Moon and palm.
11107	(none)	1928,1010.239	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Marble. Greyish and mottled. Inscribed. Presentation scene: enthroned god and four figures advancing towards him. All the gods wear the horned headdress and three wear the flaunced kaukanes skirt. One has a plain skirt indicated by vertical radial lines running down from the waist; the introducing deity has a skirt with a division down the middle and a fringe at the bottom. This skirt is indicated by markings running down obliquely to a central vertical line that marks the division. All wear the cloak with one arm only exposed. The seated god appears to be enthroned on a mountain indicated by triangular blocks from the top of which rises a tree. Attributes: lightening? and one deity carries a staff? on the shoulder. Inscription e-zi(d) Ezid; dub-sar scribe. HC..213.
9693	(none)	1928,1010.238	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Scene: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull.
10822A	(none)	1928,1010.237	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Silver pin with fluted lapis ball head and fluted gold cap. Type V. B. Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, 2 registers: Upper: scorpion, kneeling hero fighting rampant lions, (a panther?), a striped zebu, and behind them a standing skirted male figure. Lower: gate of a shrine and within it seated figures drinking through straws, 3 seated figures, and 2 standing attendants. C. Limestone Bowl. Type XII D. Necklace of silver and lapis double conoids with 3 large facetted beads, 2 carnelian, 1 gold. For order see Field Note.
10822B	(none)	1928,1010.237	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Silver pin with fluted lapis ball head and fluted gold cap. Type V. B. Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, 2 registers: Upper: scorpion, kneeling hero fighting rampant lions, (a panther?), a striped zebu, and behind them a standing skirted male figure. Lower: gate of a shrine and within it seated figures drinking through straws, 3 seated figures, and 2 standing attendants. C. Limestone Bowl. Type XII D. Necklace of silver and lapis double conoids with 3 large facetted beads, 2 carnelian, 1 gold. For order see Field Note.
10871	(none)	1928,1010.236	(none)	Cylinder Seal lapis 2 registers: above 2 persons seated & drinking through tubes, one seated with attendant standing in front. Below, square shrine (?) (or table?) with standing attendant: then 2 seated figures each with standing attendant in front. Figures bird-headed.
10939	(none)	1928,1010.235	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above, inscription Sub-ab Nin and 2 seated figures, each with a standing attendant in front and behind: below, a table with mutton joints (?) and 2 seated figures each with 2 standing attendants, one in front and one behind.
10966D	(none)	1928,1010.231	(none)	Cockle-shells. Containing green and white paint, of unusually large size, the biggest being 145mm, across.