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Objects: University of Pennsylvania Museum 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)
14163 31-16-672 (none) (none) Seal impression. Deer, star, branch (tree), and man.
14825B 31-16-671 (none) (none) Seal impression. 2 pieces. Probalby belonging together. Stars, stylized reptile, etc. and rosette stamp.
14123B 31-16-670 (none) (none) Seal impressions. Elaborate geometrical design. Also another [B] more fragmentary example.
14527 31-16-669 (none) (none) Seal impression. Geometrical.
14571 31-16-668 (none) (none) Seal impression. Line of men, in hand & pots.
13688 31-16-667 (none) (none) Seal impression. Man with radiate hair and animals.
14192 31-16-666 (none) (none) Seal impression. Leaf design?
14196 31-16-665 (none) (none) Seal impression. Naked man with staff(?) over shoulder, animals.
14589B 31-16-664 (none) (none) [A-C] Seal impressions. 3 pieces containing the leaf pattern.
14641 31-16-662 (none) (none) Seal impression. Linear design (vegetational?)
14194 31-16-661 (none) (none) Seal impression. Large impression of antlers? etc.
14753 31-16-660 (none) (none) Seal impression. Very primitive, human figure.
14685 31-16-659 (none) (none) Seal impression. Trellis. cf. 14798, 14824.
13982 31-16-658 (none) (none) Seal impression. Scorpion?
14625 31-16-657 (none) (none) Seal impression. Naked figure with Urigal elaborate gateway. Star - 2 embracing persons, etc. Stamp from end of cylinder.
14755 31-16-656 (none) (none) Seal impression. Human figure(?)
14101 31-16-655 (none) (none) Seal impressions. Three more impressions from the same cylinder as 13970 adding a new city ideogram and some other signs and ornaments.. HC.218
14896B 31-16-654 (none) (none) Seal impression. Inscription (rare or new signs?) 3 rosettes. Another, nearly complete. Another, nearly complete. 1 rosette. HC.1429, HC.226, HC.237.
14883 31-16-653 (none) (none) Seal impression. Inscription. HC.236
14813 31-16-652 (none) (none) Jar-sealing. Scratchings. Signs(?) HC.2036
14115 31-16-651, 31-16-651 (none) (none) Seal impression. Long inscription. HC.220.
14758 31-16-650 (none) (none) Seal impression. Geometrical or architectural design.
14732 31-16-649 (none) (none) Seal impression. Geometrical design.
12545 31-16-648 (none) (none) Seal impression. Serpant.
14599 31-16-647 (none) (none) Seal impression. Men with fishes.

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