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.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14013 | 31-17-121 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
 | 14041 | 31-17-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above; bird-headed men sucking drink from a bowl through a tube. Below; spread eagle and a pair of goats. |
| 14087 | 31-17-116 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Poor condition. Poor cutting. 2 lions crossed. | |
| 14101 | 31-16-655 | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. Three more impressions from the same cylinder as 13970 adding a new city ideogram and some other signs and ornaments.. HC.218 |
| 14103 | 37-7-103 | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. Three more impressions from the same cylinder as 13970 adding a new city ideogram and some other signs and ornaments.. HC.218 UET II: 332). |
| 14115 | 31-16-651, 31-16-651 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Long inscription. HC.220. | |
| 14123A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. Elaborate geometrical design. Also another [B] more fragmentary example. |
| 14123B | 31-16-670 | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. Elaborate geometrical design. Also another [B] more fragmentary example. | |
| 14128 | 31-16-624 | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. Linear design. | |
| 14136 | 31-16-632 | (none) | (none) | Seal imressions. Gazelles. (2 sealings from same). | |
| 14140 | 31-16-619 | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. 2 fragments (vegetational) U.14140 has circular stamping also(?) | |
| 14144A | 31-16-620 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Stamp seal (3 partial impressions) flatttened oval in shape. Frogs(?) [drawing] | |
| 14163 | 31-16-672 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Deer, star, branch (tree), and man. | |
| 14182 | 31-16-625 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Scorpions. | |
| 14192 | 31-16-666 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Leaf design? | |
| 14194 | 31-16-661 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Large impression of antlers? etc. | |
| 14196 | 31-16-665 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Naked man with staff(?) over shoulder, animals. | |
| 14216 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Shell. [drawing] |
| 1423 | (none) | (none) | B15596 | Stamp seal. Square button in terracotta with rude incised device of a bird standing among plants. [drawing] |
| 14489 | 31-17-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. | |
| 14495 | 31-17-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal of white shell. The decoration consists simply of drill-point holes irregularly spaced over the whole surface. | |
| 14512 | 31-16-609 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Wild ass (or horse) gazelle & man, etc. |
| 14514 | 31-16-681 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Animal & human figure. | |
| 14527 | 31-16-669 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Geometrical. | |
| 14571 | 31-16-668 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Line of men, in hand & pots. |
Related Terms
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Child Terms
Brick Stamps - Cylinder Seals - Seal Impression - Stamp Seals