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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | 30-12-63 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-64 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-65 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
 | 11970B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Copper Pin. Type VI B. With it a [B] cylinder seal of green calcite(?) much decayed: 2 registers with seated figures, archaic. |
| 20090 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White Limestone [crossed out] White calcite. Type |
| 20090 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White Limestone [crossed out] White calcite. Type |
| 167A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 18308A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 439A | (none) | (none) | B14934 | (none) |
| 284 | (none) | (none) | B14937, B14937 | Broken mace head. Alabaster. Inscription. Only first line showing, reads "Naram"-(Sin?). Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 237 | (none) | (none) | B14965 | Alabaster Bull's head. Being the front part of a rectangular trough-shaped vase. The stone is in very bad condition and the head has been put together from fragments. The eyes were inlaid and the ears and horns attached. Fine spirited work. |
| 884A | (none) | (none) | B14969 | Alabaster cup, fragments of, 5 pieces, reduced to 3, of straight-sided cup or tumbler in poor quality white alabaster. Type RC.13 | |
| 884B | (none) | (none) | B14969 | Alabaster cup, fragments of, 5 pieces, reduced to 3, of straight-sided cup or tumbler in poor quality white alabaster. Type RC.13 |
| 884C | (none) | (none) | B14969 | Alabaster cup, fragments of, 5 pieces, reduced to 3, of straight-sided cup or tumbler in poor quality white alabaster. Type RC.13 |
| 261 | (none) | (none) | B14970 | Fragment of alabaster vessel. Inscription "Votive offering for Nannar." Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 820 | (none) | (none) | B14979 | Stone bowl of coarse whitish limestone, almost of marble. | |
| 8399 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone vase. Pot of white calcite. The rim badly chipped. Type LXXXVII. |
| 497 | (none) | (none) | B15250 | Scaraboid. White steatite. inscr. [drawing] | |
| 6363 | (none) | (none) | B16205 | Fragment of an Alabaster Stela of Rim-Sin. Rebuilds E-nun-azag to (Nin-Gal). E. |
| 6358 | (none) | (none) | B16206, B16206 | Alabaster vase of Ishme-Dagan. To Nannar - eldest son of Enlil, his king Ishme Dagan -- (rest is same text as the brick U.2566)-- beloved husband of Innana, for his life, he has presented it. E. H.C. | |
| 6362 | (none) | (none) | B16207, B16207 | Fragment of alabaster vase. To Ningal, his lady, for the life of Sumuili, the mighty man, king of Ur?(P/16207) H.C. E |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16329 | Unknown | |
| 6333 | (none) | (none) | B16518, B16518 | Fragment of alabaster vase of Rimush after plundering of (Bara)-ah-sumki and Elam. Cf. SAKI p. 162 (c) H.C. E. |
| 6612 | (none) | (none) | B16665 | Alabaster stela. Fragment: broken but complete. Lunar disk. Religious? Scene. Three figures only remain in relief on the left - shaven male figure, right arm extended, upper arm only remains. Lower part of body fragmentary. Figure is apparently in profile. Middle figure head lost: left arm mutilated and lower portion of dress lost: arms and apparently head in profile but body full face. Figure is clothed in flounced kaunakas skirt, 6 tiers of flounces showing. Dress covered upper arm but left forearm exposed. Left hand rests on chest, right arm held upright and hand lost. Behind, a clean shaven bald-headed male figure, 3/4 face, left arm held below breast; right arm bent at elbow and held upright carrying an object which may be a torch. Left hand holds a sword which runs diagonally across left side. Figure is apparently draped in a thin waist cloth, mutilated below waist. Typical Sumerian head. At back fragment of an inscription. | |
| 7917 | (none) | (none) | B16905 | Flat seal. Hemispherical. Calcite. Greyish. Animal? design. |
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