Calcite
Calcite is a very common and widespread mineral that comes in a variety of forms and colors. It ranges in color appearing as white, colorless, gray, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, and orange. It has a moh's hardness of 3.
Calcite is a very common and widespread mineral that comes in a variety of forms and colors. It ranges in color appearing as white, colorless, gray, red, green, blue, yellow, brown, and orange. It has a moh's hardness of 3.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13574 | (none) | 1930,1213.518 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White calcite. Rampant lions, gazelles and bird-headed men. |
| 14017 | (none) | 1930,1213.253 | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Type LVIII. [drawing 4:5] |
| 14279 | (none) | 1930,1213.248 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII. [drawing] |
| 13593 | (none) | 1930,1213.246 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type, see Field note. [Type] XXXIX. |
| 14466B | (none) | 1930,1213.244 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type CVI. [drawing 2:5] |
| 14443A | (none) | 1930,1213.130 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Calcite. Transluscent. 2 registers. Above: Banquet scene. Seated male figure sucking drink end of a tube from a bowl which rests on a stand. Next: a male figure sedentary and seated female. Behind the seated female two attendants. Below: Seated male accosted by a standing figure presents an offering. Table with offerings on it, attendant stands against table stand attendant extracting liquid from a two legged jar. |
| 11784 | (none) | 1929,1017.691 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11752 | (none) | 1929,1017.690 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11731 | (none) | 1929,1017.688 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. | |
| 12737 | (none) | 1929,1017.684 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type same as U.12707, LXXVI. |
| 11816 | (none) | 1929,1017.681 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11812 | (none) | 1929,1017.677 | (none) | Stone Tumbler. Green veined calcite. |
| 12704E | (none) | 1929,1017.676 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 11860 | (none) | 1929,1017.675 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. spill vase probably the original rim was broken: the upper part has been trimmed down & a copper rim added. |
| 12724 | (none) | 1929,1017.669 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Tall spill vase type. Type XLVII. |
| 11818 | (none) | 1929,1017.668 | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. Broken. Straight-sided. |
| 11589 | (none) | 1929,1017.667 | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. (broken but complete). Type XXV. |
| 12673 | (none) | 1929,1017.663 | (none) | Stone bowl. Calcite veined. Greenish. Type XVIII [drawing 1:5] |
| 12704D | (none) | 1929,1017.661 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 12660 | (none) | 1929,1017.640 | (none) | Stone bowl. Calcite. Type same as U.12321. LXXI. | |
| 11675 | (none) | 1929,1017.61 | (none) | Calcite Bowl. Fragment. Dedication by a King of Ur: name mostly broken: possibly Mes-ki-ag-nun of 1st. Dyn.? |
| 11795 | (none) | 1929,1017.60 | (none) | Lamp. White calcite. Normal form but with human-headed bull carved below in relief, head forming the spout. |
| 12040 | (none) | 1929,1017.385 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Calcite. Light green. Translucent. 2 antelopes. |
| 12667 | (none) | 1929,1017.380 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Calcite. Greenish. Bird headed men, shock headed and rampant beads, (lions and antelopes). |
| 12371E | (none) | 1929,1017.373 | (none) | Group: [A.1-.3] 3 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis large fluted ball beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head VI B. [D] Slender copper needle. [E] Cylinder seal, white calcite. |
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