This is usually dark gray to black in color. It is usually used as a building stone.

Objects: Diorite Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
13746 31-16-489 (none) (none) Stone object. Obviously a fragment from a small shallow stone bowl (basic diorite?) rubbed down and pierced with holes. [drawing]
13747 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Grey stone (basic diorite?) Broken & 1/3 missing. One hole is pierced through the middle of the bottom and two close together near the rim: cf. 13746. [drawing]
13750 (none) (none) (none) Stone spindle whorl. Basic diorite(?) Usual plano-convex type. Not in catalog. [drawing]
13765A (none) (none) (none) Stone goblet. Diorite, green-grey. JN36. [drawing]
13765B 31-16-370 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite, grey. JN34. ? Cf RC36 [drawing]
13766 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite, dark grey. JN25. Type XIX (RC15a) [drawing]
13767 (none) 1930,1213.257 (none) Stone bowl. Diorite, dark grey. JN24. [Type] XIX (RC15a) [drawing]
13769 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Diorite, dark grey. JN4? [drawing]
14082 31-43-242 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Men fighting rampant lion.
14401 31-16-378 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Basic diorite. Type VI. [drawing]
14437 (none) (none) (none) Stone roundel. Black (diorite?) Flat below, convex above, a small hole in the centre of the flat side, not going all through the stone. Not in cat. Vol IV
14489 31-17-16 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite.
14493A (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark grey. Basic diorite? Broken but complete. Type LXVII (RC41)
14494A (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greensih grey. Basic diorite(?) Type. LI.
14499A (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Grey basic diorite. Type XVIII.
14500 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Basic diorite (?) Dark grey. Type IX (RC19a) JN12.
14914 31-16-361 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Light grey basic diorite (?) Hemispherical, with slight base cap. JN14 =JN.5 new.
15041 30-12-523 (none) (none) Weight Diorite? (elongated date stone) inscribed: 1 shekel. Type III.
15102 (none) (none) (none) Stone Bowl. Basic diorite(?) Granite colored but soft. Badly smashed but complete. Not in catalog.
15103 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green stone. Basic diorite? Not in catalog.
15104 31-16-369 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green stone. Basic diorite (?) Broken. Not in catalog.
15113 31-16-367 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite? Type XV. ? Drawing. JN22.
15114 31-16-364 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite? Type XI. RC22c. JN8.
15115 87-28-15 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green basic diorite. Smashed. Type XII. RC22c. JN50.
15120 31-16-377 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green basic diorite? Smashed. Type similar to U.14194. RC14.

Related Terms

Basalt - Obsidian - Gabbro - Granite