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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | 30-12-10 | (none) | (none) | [no catalog card from field] |
| 12034 | 30-12-11 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed. Fighting beasts (lions?). | |
| 12654 | 30-12-12 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals. |
| 11757 | 30-12-13 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Sides slightly convex. 2 registers: gazelles rough linear drawing. | |
| 11566 | 30-12-14 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers: above, 2 bulls & trees; below, 2 gazelles & trees. | |
| 11895 | 30-12-15 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 ibex walking. | |
| 12041 | 30-12-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. 2 registers: Animals. Poorly cut. Stags galloping. | |
| 12720 | 30-12-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting. | |
| 12795A | 30-12-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import. | |
| 12374F | 30-12-2 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project] | |
| 11899 | 30-12-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Geometrical design. | |
| 11448 | 30-12-22 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark grey steatite. 2 winged animals, heraldically crossed. | |
| 11401 | 30-12-23 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Pinkish grey steatite. Early type. Subject: 2 figures with bird-like heads seated facing each other and drinking through tubes from a common vessel. They are seated in a boat with high stem and prow, a reed plant (?) at the end of the boat and below objects like reed bundles. | |
| 11533 | 30-12-24 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Scene. | |
| 11492 | 30-12-25 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 3 men & 2 lions fighting: one of the men has 4 bulls legs. | |
| 12023 | 30-12-26 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Men fighting. | |
| 11483 | 30-12-27 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 2 men fighting 2 animals. | |
| 11961 | 30-12-28 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Green stone. 2 Heroes fighting a lion & a bull. | |
| 11418 | 30-12-29 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green Jasper. Two men fighting 2 lions, the latter heraldically crossed, and an inscription in 2 lines. Inscription: UrdGIS-BIL-ga-mes dub-sar sumu Urd KA-DI = Ur-Gilgames scribe, son of Ur-KA-DI. HC.1928/9-2. | |
| 12380Y | 30-12-3 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B]Wreath of gold medallions with lapis canters on a string of lapis and carnelian beads [C] Wreath of triple gold willow leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [D] Wreath of gold beech leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [E.1-.2] Two large gold lunate earrings. [F.1-.2] Two gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [G-I] 3 gold flowers on silver stems. [J] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [K] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [L] Necklace of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [M] Necklace of large fluted ball beads gold and lapis and carnelian rings: (for order see field notes). [N] Necklace of Carnelian and gold double conoids and carnelian rings. [O] Necklace of carnelian rings, gold balls and lapis rounds. [P]Bracelet of large lapis and gold, lapis and carnelian rings. [Q-V] Six gold finger-rings, all of cable pattern between plain rims of different sizes. [W] Bracelet of 4 lapis and 4 gold. Diamond beads and carnelian rings. [X] Gold pin with lapis ball head [Type] V. [Y] Lapis cylinder seal. [Z] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. |
| 11507 | 30-12-30 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Of green marble (?) Unfinished. The hole is only partly bored. One standing figure has been sketched but not finished, of a second only the trunk is suggested. | |
| 11896 | 30-12-31 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Pale green calcite. (1 side decayed) human-headed bulls & heroes fighting. | |
| (none) | 30-12-32 | (none) | (none) | [no catalog card from field] | |
| (none) | 30-12-33 | (none) | (none) | [no catalog card from field] | |
| 11590 | 30-12-34 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Inscription: Lugal-sa(g)-su(d) dumu Ka-ma. |
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