Seals, Stamps, and Sealings

These objects are either used for marking objects, or are reminants of the impressions. These include stamps for bricks, cylinder seals, and seal impressions. They are made of stone terricotta for impressing clay or mud.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
8420	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Geometric decoration [drawing]
8424	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flat seal Limestone Grey Rectangular in section Rounded perforated handle on horizontal face. [drawing]
8425	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite Black Scene of worship? Primitive in style. Figure with both hands up raised approached by figure carrying an offering? Behind the votary an introducing deity? right arm upraised.
8426	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick stamp Baked clay Fragment
8461	(none)	1928,1009.33	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite? Grey Two registers Above: door of a shrine? Two gods seated and facing one another between them a spread eagle Below: spread eagle
8464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero and on either side, facing him an antelope and a lion rampant Attributes: 2 stars.
847	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and his friend killing their favorite winged gryphon. Fairly good work.
8476	(none)	(none)	B16887	Cylinder seal Steatite Black Inscribed but illegible. Two heroes attacking a rampant lion. One grasps him by the tail, the other attacks from the front.
8494	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Shell Blackened by fire Two rampant lions crossed on either side 2 rampant antelopes? and between them a naked hero
8513	(none)	(none)	B16869	Cylinder seal White shell, much decayed, but preserving an inscription in the upper register [drawing of inscription]
8529	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Anciently broken in half and the end ground down smooth. Scene: the lower parts only of 3 seated figures.
8575	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White shell Very archaic design One human figure and 3 large pots? (see PG 313)
8584	(none)	1928,1009.36	(none)	Cylinder seal. Blue lapis. Two wild goats rampant against a tree: another tree behind.
8615	(none)	(none)	B16828	Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above: three seated deities(?) with a worshipper in front of each. Below: door: 3 seated and 3 standing figures. Archaic style.
8643	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers: above, banquet scene with 2 seated figures, 1 attendant, and shrine door. Below, one human figure and fighting animals.
8646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Very much worn: scene of fighting animals.
8656	(none)	1928,1009.34	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli 2 registers: above, eagle displayed below, banquet scene with 3 seated figures and shrine door
8662	(none)	1928,1009.45	(none)	Cylinder seal Pink limestone Decorative design, chevrons and running loops
8666	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: with gold caps. Subject: Gilgamesh and lion, hero and antelope.
8668	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. In poor condition.
8673	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Dark steatite Two registers: above, swans Below, fish?? Poor rough work, approaching to the period of the IIIrd Dynasty
8681	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers, above [reference to drawing] Below, [reference to drawing] One end chipped.
8685	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular, button type. Design: below, a bull. Above.
8699	(none)	1928,1009.17	(none)	Cylinder seal. Brown mottled steatite. Winged god in a shrine and two minor gods apparently opening the shrine doors.
8701	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell? Surface powdered through fire. 2 registers: Geometric designs consisting of circles and lines well spread apart radiating from them. [drawing] Design mostly obliterated. Broken in 2 halves.