Seals, Stamps, and Sealings
This category includes objects used for marking other objects for purposes of showing ownership.
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.
Objects: Seals, Stamps, and Sealings Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings
Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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![]() | 20083L | 35-1-684 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal Impressions on mud jar sealings all accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083M | 35-1-685 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083N | 35-1-686 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083O | 35-1-687 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083P | 35-1-688 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083Q | 35-1-689 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
20083R | 35-1-690 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. | |
![]() | 20083S | 35-1-691 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083T | 35-1-692 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083U | 35-1-693 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083V | 35-1-694 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083W | 35-1-695 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083X | 35-1-696 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083Y | 35-1-697 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
![]() | 20083Z | 35-1-698 | (none) | (none) | [A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary. |
234 | (none) | (none) | B15272 | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Scratchily engraved with 2 versions of a man fighting with a rampant lion. Poor. | |
487 | (none) | (none) | B15256 | Chalcedony seal. Same shape as U.486. Subject [referencing drawin] [drawing] | |
496 | (none) | (none) | B15255 | Scarab. Green glaze. Inscr. [drawing] | |
497 | (none) | (none) | B15250 | Scaraboid. White steatite. inscr. [drawing] | |
6002 | (none) | (none) | B16287 | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Below, figure Gilgamesh? prostrate above, offering to Ea, heraldic animals, etc. c. BC 2300. ? Brick. VII | |
6059 | (none) | (none) | B16284, B16284 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Reception scene, Nannar and minor go and votary, 2 lines of inscription. E. 3rd Dynasty of Ur. | |
6065 | (none) | (none) | B16300 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 3 grooves in middle divider scene, seated god and introduction of votary from 4 swans on lower half. About BC 2700. E. | |
6066 | (none) | (none) | B16292 | Seal. Black steatite. Triangular shape scorpion and? Lizard? About BC 2600. E. | |
![]() | 6085 | 35-1-610 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, swan, minor god, votary, swan and scorpion. About BC 2400. E. |
6091 | (none) | (none) | B16311 | Cylinder seal. Black basalt. Nannar, minor god and votary. E. |
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Child Terms
Brick Stamps - Cylinder Seals - Seal Impression - Stamp Seals