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)
16422N (none) (none) (none) Weight Black diorite. Lentoid. Weight 8.00. 1 sheqel (?nominally 8.416). Type II.
16422Y (none) (none) (none) Weight Black diorite(?) bugle [crossed out] cylindrical. Weight 0.576 grs. 4 little sheqels (nominally 0.560). Type III.
16429L (none) 1931,1010.171 (none) Weight Black diorite. Long ovoid. Weight 17.488 grs. 2 sheqels (nominally 16.832 grs.) Type ?
16429N (none) 1931,1010.179 (none) Weight. Lentoid. Marble. Black with white vein. Weight 8.22 Grs =1 Sheqel (nominally = 8.416). Type II
16429R 31-43-116 (none) (none) Weight Dark grey diorite. Ovoid. Weight 18.56 grs. Identification dubious. Type I.
16540 (none) (none) (none) Diorite door-socket. Fragment. H.C. 30/III, 6.
16543 31-43-274 (none) (none) Mace head, diorite (see U.16544) Dedicated to Pa-sag HC.30/III,7.
16544 (none) (none) (none) Mace head, diorite (see U.16543) Dedicated to Pa-sag HC..
16554 31-43-34, 31-43-34 (none) (none) Cylinder seal, steatite. Ur-Ki(?)-dur(?)-sag(?) servant of... H.C. 30/II, 10
16559B 31-43-56 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible.
16559C 31-43-57 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible.
16559D 31-43-58 (none) (none) [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible.
1658 (none) (none) B15609 Diorite human head Fragment of, life-size. Shewing from top of neck to base of nostrils, rt side of face only, and back across cheek to below ear; mouth complete and chin nearly so. Very fine work of the Gudea type.
16599 31-43-21 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. (Not pierced) Gimil- ^dNin-gis-si(d) , dumu ^dLugal-gu-ni-da.
16609 31-43-35 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene before seated god. Behind throne a (shrine door)? depicted like a ladder with 6 rungs.
16618 31-43-9 (none) (none) Stamp seal. Greenish grey steatite. Pyramidal. 2 scorpions.
16768M 31-17-160B (none) (none) 17 Haematite Weights (A) lentoid, to be weighed, Type II (B) lentoid, to be weighed. (C) lentoid (broken), weight 25.6 grs =3 sheqels (nominally 25.248) (D) lentoid, weight 17.92 grs.= 2 sheqels (nominally 16.832) (E) alpha / lentoid, weight 16.64 grs. = 2 sheqels; beta [U.16768I] (F) ovoid, weight 8.62 grs. = 1 sheqel (nominally 8.416). Type I. (G) lentoid, weight 8.512 grs =1 sheqel (H) alpha / lentoid weight 8.192 grs. = 1 sheqel; beta [U.16768O] [I] lentoid, weight e.alpha / (exactly) (J) alpha / weight 5.76 grs.= 1 double minette (nominally 5.611), shape thus: [drawing] Type XVIII; beta [U.16768Q] (K) lentoid, weight 5.31 grs. = 1 double minette (L) lentoid, weight 4.03 grs.= 1 half sheqel (nominally 4.208) (M) lentoid, weight 2.94 grs.= 1 minette (nominally 2.805) (N) lentoid, weight 1.152 grs.= 1/2 minette (nominally 1.4025) [O] facetted lentoid, weight = h.alpha / (exactly) (P) fragment of lentoid. [Q] lentoid, weight j.alpha / (exactly). Type II
17103 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Draped female figure standing full front; hands clasped below breasts. (A) Complete, fair impression. [drawing 1:1]
17209 (none) (none) (none) Diorite door-socket. Gimil-sin; the building of the tempe of Annunitum. (SAKI 200, 4(a)).
17354 (none) (none) (none) Duck-weight. Diorite (?). Grey. To be weighed. Type VI.
176 (none) (none) B14959 Fragment of a wig of a statue (??) dolerite [drawing 1:1] [Annotated] Phil
17637 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Fragment of basic diorite. [drawing 1:1]
17672 32-40-126 (none) (none) Weight. Haemitite. Type ? II. [drawing 1:1]
17698 (none) (none) (none) Celt. Green basic diorite. [drawing 1:1]
17704 (none) (none) (none) Grinder. Diorite. Great toe of left foot of statue sawn off and used as grinder. [drawing 1:1]

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