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)
406	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone vase-lid. Fr of. The top surface cloisonne for inlay with central rosette and liver pattern round edge. [drawing 1:1]
411	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chalcedony seal. Very roughly engraved with design of two fish. [drawing 1:1]
415	(none)	(none)	(none)	Rock crystal cylinder seal. Fragment of. Subject: Gilgamesh and the lions: 2 columns of inscription. Poor scratchy work.
416	(none)	(none)	(none)	Alabaster bowl. Perfectly plain: rim chipped. Otherwise complete. Part of a foundation deposit (?) Type
420	(none)	(none)	B15324, B15324	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
421	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
422	(none)	(none)	B15323	Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR.
423	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR.
424	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of UR-ENGUR. The stone had been cut down and re-used between the Nebuchadnezzar and the Persian periods: its connection with the door was not certain.
439	(none)	(none)	B14934	Fragment of alabaster from a vessel or mace head. Inscribed. Duplicate of U.259 [Crossed out] Refers to a looting of Susa c.f. U.259 Placed in IN/No. 1.
447	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pyramidal seal. Black steatite. one half of Subject: a standing god rt; before him a standing worshipper l: between them a sacred column (?) and a scorpion.
448	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Subject: a god standing and two worshippers one on each side of him. Very poor, scratchy work.
449A	(none)	(none)	B14963	[A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
459A	(none)	(none)	B15243	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (C and D)
459B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (B and D)
459D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 Sent to Baghdad (B and D)
486	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chalcedony seal [drawing]
487	(none)	(none)	B15256	Chalcedony seal. Same shape as U.486. Subject [referencing drawin] [drawing]
488	(none)	(none)	(none)	Agate seal. Same shape as U.486. subject [drawing]
489	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chalcedony seal. Same shape as U.486. Subject [drawing]
490	(none)	(none)	(none)	Agate seal. Oblong, oval, topped. Subject [drawing]
493	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapis lazuli seal, pointed topped, like U 486. Subject, a fish. [drawing]
495	(none)	(none)	(none)	Scarab. White steatite. Inscr. [drawing]
496	(none)	(none)	B15255	Scarab. Green glaze. Inscr. [drawing]
497	(none)	(none)	B15250	Scaraboid. White steatite. inscr. [drawing]