Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic and has a set chemical formula. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and are influenced by the mineral's geological environment. They are described by characteristics such as habid, hardness, lustre, color, streak, clevage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity. The subdivisions of this category are based on scietific groups from the discipline of mineralogy.
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic and has a set chemical formula. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and are influenced by the mineral's geological environment. They are described by characteristics such as habid, hardness, lustre, color, streak, clevage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity.
The subdivisions of this category are based on scietific groups from the discipline of mineralogy.
Objects: Mineral Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18155 | 32-40-327 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pale amethyst. Warrior in chariot shooting with bow and arrow: a fallen enemy beneath the horse's hooves. Poor cutting. |
| 18218 | 33-35-171 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Broken and incomplete. [drawing] Conventional design. |
| 18284 | 33-35-170 | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Facetted conical: chalcedony. Persian type. Two standing figures worshipping before an altar: crescent above. |
| 18365 | 33-35-176 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 3 standing figures. |
| 18457 | 33-35-178 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Milky crystal. Geometrical (?) designs in 2 registers. |
| 18914 | 35-1-6 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: above, two heroes each fighting with two beasts below, seated and standing figures. |
| 18919 | 35-1-22, 35-1-22 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green steatite (?) with copper caps. Two standing gods shaking hands: two men killing a kneeling prisoner: two columns of inscription supported by an animal. Good work. | |
| 18922 | 35-1-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A god driving a chariot drawn by a winged gryphon(?); between the wings rises a goddess armed with a bow, in front of it is another god. One column of inscription. Inscription: Ur-gis-me-e (C.J.G.) |
| 18974 | 35-1-9, 35-1-9 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. One seated and three standing figures: two columns of inscription. Inscription: Lugal-ma (C.J.G.) |
| 18981 | 35-1-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. 2 heroes fighting lions. |
| 18994 | 35-1-14 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting a lion. |
| 19075 | 35-1-7 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: in each, a row of animals, the rows inverted. |
| 487 | (none) | (none) | B15256 | Chalcedony seal. Same shape as U.486. Subject [referencing drawin] [drawing] | |
| 497 | (none) | (none) | B15250 | Scaraboid. White steatite. inscr. [drawing] | |
| 6091 | (none) | (none) | B16311 | Cylinder seal. Black basalt. Nannar, minor god and votary. E. | |
| 6133 | (none) | (none) | B16294 | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Upper and lower band showing gazelles passing sacred tree. About 3000 BC. E. | |
| 6255 | (none) | (none) | B16306 | Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Shamash with horned mitre and notched sword in hand steps on a crouching bull a worshipper brings a kid as an offering. The god Martu with a short club in hand, short garment and a round woolen turban is followed by a worshipper with clasped hands, and a servant. Two small figures - a bifrons with clasped hands and a nude servant with libation cone in hand. About BC 1900. E. | |
| 6687 | (none) | (none) | B16310, B16310 | Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Inscribed. Shamash, worshipper and goddess. Servant of Sin and servant of Nin-Shah. E. 1st Babylonian dynasty 2000 BC. | |
| 6752 | (none) | (none) | B16283 | Cylinder seal. White crystal. Plain. E. | |
| 6988 | (none) | (none) | B16302 | Seal. Amethyst. Blue-violet. Flat on one side, convex on the other but not completely rounded, apex top. Hawk with spread wings, legs crossed in middle of breast. Neo-Babylonian. E. | |
| 7046 | (none) | (none) | B16305 | Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Scene of worship. Votary introduced by minor god to Nannar. Attributes. Seated dog with crooked stick of Martu on his head. Libra and Ampulla. 1st Babylonian dynasty About 2000 BC | |
| 7552 | (none) | (none) | B16885, B16885 | Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Shamash standing with left foot on raised step, right foot on ground, left hand raised to greet heavily draped male figure whose left shoulder is bare. Behind a goddess wearing flounced kaunakes skirt with hands upraised, and behind goddess AIA? a warrior with a bent staff carried in right arm. Below the inscription a Simish. Attributes: crescent and moon and Simish. Inscription: ^dBABBAR(^ilSumas): ^dA-A(^ilAia). | |
| 7641 | (none) | (none) | B16861 | Cylinder seal. Green stone. Slightly concave. Broken in antiquity but remended and complete. Gilgamesh and Enkidu back to back the former fighting a rampant bull the latter fighting a rampant lion. | |
| 775 | (none) | (none) | B15248 | Carnelian cylinder seal. Archer in chariot driving rt. shoots at kneeling archer l. Late style with a good deal of drill point work, but not bad. ? 8th century. | |
| 7896 | (none) | (none) | B16883 | Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Hero wearing conical cap and short garment which only falls to the knees, and carrying a bird? in his left hand approaches a standing deity wearing high headdress and flounced kaunakes skirt. Behind the hero, naked Ishtar. |
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Apatite - Aragonite - Calcite Group - Chlorite - Dolomite - Feldspar - Gypsum - Magnesite - Pigment - Serpentine - Semi-precious
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