University of Pennsylvania Museum
This museum is located in Philadelphia, PA, US.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is an educational and research institution dedicated to the understanding of cultural diversity and the exploration of the history of humankind. This museum funded half of the Ur excavations, and as such has approximately 1/4 of the objects from Ur.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18253 | 33-35-189 | (none) | (none) | Clay seal impression. Archaic. Broken and incomplete. A naked man fighting, two heraldically crossed animals: a crouched bull and a seated goddess. | |
| 18289 | 33-35-259 | (none) | (none) | Clay seal impression. From a cylinder. Standing figure of worshipper, with shaven head and long dress. | |
| 18310 | 33-35-260 | (none) | (none) | Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene. | |
| 18311 | 33-35-261 | (none) | (none) | Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?) | |
| 18325 | 33-35-262 | (none) | (none) | Clay seal impression. Men and animals fighting. [Note on back of card reads Check in Catalog of Vol. IV, was there, but has been removed. The note is signed [illegible], and dated 1936.] | |
| 11680 | 31-16-630 | (none) | (none) | Clay Seal Impressions on lamp or tablet. with geometrical design spread eagle, star, sun? (like sign UD) angular man(?) carrying pot, and other things. | |
 | 6960 | 47-29-075 | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. dGimil dSin, mighty king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world - Igianna-ge-zu the minister, son of Araddani the judge, is thy servant. H.C. |
| 13072 | 31-16-626 | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. | |
| 11688 | 31-16-606 | (none) | (none) | Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases. | |
| 8804 | (none) | (none) | B17217 | Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc. | |
| 67B | (none) | (none) | B15239 | Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil |
| 11490B | 30-12-50 | (none) | (none) | Copper Pin & cylinder seal. Copper pin plain, tang head (tang) broken), to which was attached a small white shell cylinder seal with design of a palm tree on one side of which 2 rampant lions, on the other apparently a winged bull (?) the surface very much decayed. | |
| 9092B | (none) | (none) | B17490 | Copper pin [A]. Thickened head and short tang. Onto the stem is corroded a small lapis cylinder seal [B](engraved conoid with animal figures) which must have hung from the hole in the stem of the pin. [Type I] | |
| 16794 | 31-43-59 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Glazed Frit Type same as U.16.606. |
| 17850 | 32-40-333, 32-40-333 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder (seal?) unpierced. White limestone with 4 columns of inscription. Two names. NU-UR-KU-BI son of DUG-GA-AN-SA and E-MU-MA-NI-DA son of NU-UR-KU-BI. HC 1931 / 1 |
| 10192 | (none) | (none) | B17594 | Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures. | |
| 9100 | (none) | (none) | B16878 | Cylinder seal Black marble? Highly polished Course cutting Slightly concave Seated god within 2 gates of a shrine. 1 divinity knocking at each door | |
| 10757 | (none) | (none) | B16924 | Cylinder Seal Carnelian with gold caps 3 goddesses, one seated; on the lap of the seated goddess a naked male figure. All the goddesses wear wigs of similar type and hair done up at back in a bun. One advances towards throne carrying a bowl, the second carries a vase with a splayed base suspended by a long handle. Behind throne a goddess carrying an (Ostrich fan?) All the goddesses wear skirts fringed at bottom and with a long hem running down side. | |
| 9513 | (none) | (none) | B16941 | Cylinder seal Dark green steatite The eagle grasping 2 stags | |
| 9634 | (none) | (none) | B16935 | Cylinder Seal Dark steatite 2 heroes fighting lions | |
| 9652 | (none) | (none) | B16857 | Cylinder seal Dark steatite A hero fighting a bull (or wild oryx)? and a lion and a bull fighting. | |
| 9502 | (none) | (none) | B16873, B16873 | Cylinder seal Green ston A hero fighting a lion and a second fighting a long-horned bull (?): between the animals a star and crescent, between the men a single column of inscription. A-ki-ru-um. (HC.202) |
| 9298 | (none) | (none) | B17012 | Cylinder seal Green stone Gilgamesh and Eabani | |
| 9688 | (none) | (none) | B16884 | Cylinder seal Green stone In very bad condition Apparently a presentation scene | |
| 10364 | (none) | (none) | B16872 | Cylinder Seal Greenish grey marble Hero: on either side a rampant bull and a rampant lion. Attributes: Crescent Moon, and star on two legged pole. |
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