University of Pennsylvania Museum

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

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
18946	35-1-4	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Animals fighting; two lions heraldically crossed and two gazelles.
18927	35-1-10	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and 2 worshippers and goat.
18925	35-1-8	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Very dark steatite. Hero fighting heraldically crossed lions and bulls.
18924	35-1-17	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Brown steatite. Two heroes fighting animals.
18923	35-1-2	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. A hero, and fighting animals. Archaic: very much worn and defaced.
18922	35-1-16	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A god driving a chariot drawn by a winged gryphon(?); between the wings rises a goddess armed with a bow, in front of it is another god. One column of inscription. Inscription: Ur-gis-me-e (C.J.G.)
18919	35-1-22, 35-1-22	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green steatite (?) with copper caps. Two standing gods shaking hands: two men killing a kneeling prisoner: two columns of inscription supported by an animal. Good work.
18914	35-1-6	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: above, two heroes each fighting with two beasts below, seated and standing figures.
18870	35-1-12	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated goddess and two standing figures.
18553L	33-35-492	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553K	33-35-491	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553J	33-35-490	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553I	33-35-489	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553H	33-35-488	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553G	33-35-487	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553F	33-35-486	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553E	33-35-485	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553D	33-35-484	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553C	33-35-483	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553B	33-35-482	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553A	33-35-481	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18550O	33-35-480	(none)	(none)	[A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)
18550N	33-35-479	(none)	(none)	[A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)
18550M	33-35-478	(none)	(none)	[A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)
18550L	33-35-477	(none)	(none)	[A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)