Metamorphic
This category contains any rock type that has been subjected to different temperature and pressure conditions.
This category contains any rock type that has been subjected to different temperature and pressure conditions.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18113A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date-shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorl. |
| 18114 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. A standing god and goddess: a small nude female figure, 2 dogs (?) and another animal and 3 columns and inscription. |
| 18115 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 1 malachite cylinder, 2 white calcite rhomboids, 1 cylinder seal, grey steatite, much defaced, with seated goddess and 2 standing figures and traces of 2 columns of inscription: cylinders of shell, steatite, pine limestone, some originally with figures but all defaced, eliptical beads of white calcite, agate, biconvex rectangles, square section tubular red limestone, black stone discoid, carnelian date-shaped, glass ball, and one limestone disk with crudely incised design thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] |
| 18116 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone mug. Mottled. Brown steatite with handle, and 2 holes below the rim as if to attach a lid. Intact. Heavy and not well-shaped. [drawing] |
| 18118 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Very dark steatite. Decorated on the outside with a procession of 5 bulls standing with the bodies in profile and the head turned outwards: bodies in fairly high relief, heads in the round. Over the back of each animal an ear of barley. Very fine work. A chip out of the (plain) rim and a larger break which has taken off the head of one of the balls = otherwise in perfect condition, straight-sided bowl. |
| 18119 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone plaque. Rectangular, of very dark steatite. Plain. |
| 18120A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Beads. Carnelian balls and rings and tubular steatite cylinders and date-shaped. Carnelian eliptical, calcite eliptical jasper (?) biconvex square, hematite pear pendant, flattened rough pebble pendant and a few large paste beads, much decayed also. [B] 1 very small gold lunate earring. [C-D] 2 small silver earrings and [drawing] [E-F] two plain silver rings. |
| 18121A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing] |
| 18142A | (none) | 1932,1008.134 | (none) | Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty. |
| 18144A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite. |
| 18145 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Introduction scene with seated goddess and 1 standing figure and a tree: star and crescent above. |
| 18146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two registers. Introduction scene, above, with seated goddess and 2 standing figures. Below, swans. |
| 18156 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black diorite. Seated god: before him an altar with 2 worshippers and a lute. |
| 18182 | (none) | 1932,1008.175 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White marble. A double row of horizontal slashes. |
| 18183 | (none) | 1932,1008.163 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. A standing god, a worshipper at a shrine (?) and 2 columns of inscription. Badly cut and much worn. |
| 18184 | (none) | 1932,1008.164 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light steatite. 2 trees (?) and a standard (?) rude early cutting: much worn. |
| 18190 | (none) | 1932,1008.179 | (none) | Stamp seal. Dark steatite. Square pyramidal design, a spread eagle. |
| 18192 | (none) | 1932,1008.158 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Introduction scene, 3 standing figures. Poor rough work. |
| 18193 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Half of. Dark steatite. Standing figure of a god, and a column of inscription. |
| 18194 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Spindle whorl of dark steatite. With slashed pattern thus [reference to drawing] [drawing 1:1] |
| 18210 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vulture's head. Mottled dark steatite. The eyes deeply hollowed to receive inlay. The lower side of the head is smoothly finished, with no sign of any attachment to a body: the head might have been used for a weight (?) or, is isolated, as an amulet. Fine bold work. |
| 18219 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Scene of worship with one seated and one standing figure, and a tree. |
| 18224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. Black and white marble with fragment of inscription. Probably belongs to U.1455. H.C. |
| 18233 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal, black steatite. Much damaged: two heroes fighting an animal. |
| 18245 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Dark grey steatite. Puzuzu head. Good minute work. |
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