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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11850 | 30-12-69 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. | |
 | 11851 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. White Calcite. Broken in antiquity & mended with lead rivets which have now given way. |
| 11859 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 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. |
| 11875 | 30-12-97 | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. Broken & in bad condition, the surface much decayed. Straight-sided. | |
| 11889 | 30-12-7 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting. | |
| 11896 | 30-12-31 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Pale green calcite. (1 side decayed) human-headed bulls & heroes fighting. | |
| 11942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. "Spill vase" [Drawing] Type CII |
| 11943 | (none) | 1935,0113.758 | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite (broken) Flattened hemispherical-no base. Type LXVIII |
| 11946 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Pot. White calcite. Lower part only (broken in antiquity & mended with lead rivets.) Type ? |
| 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. |
| 11972 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite (rim decayed & chipped). Type LVI [Crossed out] 87 new. [drawing] |
| 11978 | 30-12-9 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Decayed, but design visible of fighting animals. | |
| 11990 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Greenish white calcite, translucent. [Annotated] Inscription: Kalam-il (DU =?) ra-gab =Kalam-il envoy (or the like). [Annotated] HC..17. |
| 12011B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seals. (A) Lapis, geometric pattern. (B) White translucent calcite decayed & design gone. |
| 12021 | 30-12-96 | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite (broken but complete) straight-sided. Type XVIII XIX XV [All Crossed out] XLV = 15 [drawing] | |
| 12024 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 12025 | 30-12-90 | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. White calcite. Type LXXXI. [drawing] | |
| 12027 | 30-12-95 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing] | |
| 12034 | 30-12-11 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed. Fighting beasts (lions?). | |
| 12035 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Minute ring beads, lapis & frit, & 1 large calcite bead (barrel). [drawing of Calcite bead] |
| 12040 | (none) | 1929,1017.385 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Calcite. Light green. Translucent. 2 antelopes. |
| 12091 | 30-12-41 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Shell. White. Presentation scene before seated deity, inscribed? Very poor condition: no photos possible. | |
| 12113 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. spill type. Badly broken. Type LXXXVI. |
| 12132 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Calcite. Semi-translucent. Type CIV LXXVI [Crossed out] [drawing 1:5] |
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