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)
18276	33-35-174	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment of greenish grey steatite. Only 2 columns of inscription left; no figures.
18284	33-35-170	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Facetted conical: chalcedony. Persian type. Two standing figures worshipping before an altar: crescent above.
18285	33-35-80	(none)	(none)	Signet ring. Copper. With oval bezel on which an engraved design, (corroded).
18289	33-35-259	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. From a cylinder. Standing figure of worshipper, with shaven head and long dress.
18310	33-35-260	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene.
18311	33-35-261	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?)
18325	33-35-262	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Men and animals fighting. [Note on back of card reads Check in Catalog of Vol. IV, was there, but has been removed. The note is signed [illegible], and dated 1936.]
18337	33-35-169	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular, with convex tip, pierced horizontally. Subject: 2 animals, a third animal and an unrecognizable object: engraved mostly with the circular drill.
18341	33-35-164	(none)	(none)	Animal's body. Grey steatite. Body of couchant animal, the hind quarters complete, in fairly high relief: the front leg only sketched: the stone is rounded off at the shoulder so that there never was a head. The body is flat and bears two engraved signs thus. [drawing]
18343	33-35-175	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. Coarse work, much damaged, and apparently unfinished. Men fighting animals.
18365	33-35-176	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 3 standing figures.
18397A	33-35-293	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397B	33-35-289	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397C	33-35-290	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397D	33-35-291	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397E	33-35-292	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397F	33-35-294	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397G	33-35-295	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397H	33-35-296	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18398	33-35-297	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example.
18398B	33-35-298	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example.
18399A	33-35-300	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399B	33-35-304	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399C	33-35-301	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399D	33-35-302	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.