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)
11565	(none)	1929,1017.349	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Subject: lions & bulls fighting. Inscribed sign(?) resembling sag, supporting a crescent. HC..10 [drawing]
11751	(none)	1929,1017.348	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell, the ends inlaid with lapis disks. Very much decayed. 2 heroes & 4 animals: man on the left strikes at a rampant bull(?) turned away from him & grappling with a lion(?) this lions body crosses that of a second lion who attacks a bull which is seized from behind by a figure half human and half bull. Between the two human figures is a double column inscription, upper register only:-Mes-kalam-dug(or sar) Lugal.
12664F	(none)	1929,1017.305	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Wooden comb completely broken. [B] (2) Clay bottle, smoked grey ware. [C] (3) Earring - silver and copper intertwined lunate ends. 1 1/2 spiral coils. [D] 1 silver finger ring plain and [E] 1 copper [finger ring]. [F] Lapis cylinder seal. Two enthroned bird men sucking straws from a champagne vase . [G] Small beads. Lapis and silver rings and one large flat square lapis.
12470	(none)	1929,1017.18	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis, with gold caps. 2 men and 2 lions fighting and an inscription intentionally defaced.
13519	(none)	1928,1010.885	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. Presentation scene, 2 standing figures before and standing deity.
10444C	(none)	1928,1010.834	(none)	Gold Impressions from cylinder seals (3) Very thin gold foil which has been pressed into seals so as to take the engraving. Found near box.
10444B	(none)	1928,1010.833	(none)	[A-C] Gold Impressions from Cylinder seals 3 Very thin gold foil which has been pressed into seals so as to take the engraving
11684	(none)	1928,1010.832	(none)	Seal Impressions. Fragment of circular clay with impression of very well drawn bull with head in position. Inscription of Scribe of Sargons daughter. Other side-impression of another OX.
11690	(none)	1928,1010.831, 19281010.83	(none)	Seal Impression. Bull (?)-Man embracing gazelle? Bird (small) holding the gazelle? Horned ? -man holding the bird. In front of Horned (?) man Scorpion, behind him, serpent. Illegible? fragment of Inscription.
13005	(none)	1928,1010.830	(none)	Seal impression. Square. Figure holding the uri-staff.
12553	(none)	1928,1010.829	(none)	Seal impression. Pattern of beasts and stars?
12544	(none)	1928,1010.827	(none)	Seal impression. Line of dancers (?). Naked.
12550	(none)	1928,1010.826	(none)	Seal impression. From large cylinder. Man, beast, and rosette.
12778C.2	(none)	1928,1010.784	(none)	Group of objects: from PG/NW level; found between levels -760 and -800 below the planoconvex brick pavement (A) Clay animal figurine. (B) [.1-.6] Fragment of long clay beads imitating shell. (C) [.1-.9] A number of clay jar-sealing with seal impressions, all of one type, palmette enclosed (imperfect) [reference to drawing]. (see over [Annotated] Legrain 480 (D) An oval clay object. [Annotated] Legrain 481. (see over) [Drawing of impression] (E) Tubular ball (?) bead. (F) Copper needle. (G) [.1-.13] Various examples of pottery. [H] (also animal bones). -- The design on D and C is the same [drawing of design].
12776G.1	(none)	1928,1010.745	(none)	Group of objects: (A) Small fragment of obsidian vase. (B) [.1-.6] 3 long clay bugles, imitation of beads cut from core of shell. (C) Obsidian chip. (D) Jar - stopper of mud and lime, circular, one face flat, one convex, with rough incisions on flat face, perhaps accidental. (E) [.1-.2] Fragment of terracotta figure perhaps the head of a dragon (?). [Drawing] (F) Clay object, flat, with incised holes. (G) [.1-.6] Five fragments of clay jar sealings with seal impressions : all have rows of animals in wooded or rocky country. (H) [.1-.26] Pottery fragments 1) Plum red and back decoration on light ground: 2 examples. 2) Red decoration on light ground and other fragments. Not in catalog of Vol. IV.
12771M	(none)	1928,1010.719	(none)	Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].
10444A	(none)	1928,1010.297	(none)	Gold Impressions from cylinder seals (3) Very thin gold foil which has been pressed into seals so as to take the engraving. Found near box.
9813	(none)	1928,1010.268	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli 2 bearded heroes, back to back, accosting a bearded lion and a bearded bull respectively A third hero attacks a second rampant lion Faultily bored
9694	(none)	1928,1010.261	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone, with copper caps. Scene: 3 figures worshipping a god seated on a mountain.
10168	(none)	1928,1010.252	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Men fighting rampant lions and bulls
9578	(none)	1928,1010.251	(none)	Cylinder Seal Haematite Presentation scene, seated god and 3 standing figures and a tree
9923	(none)	1928,1010.250	(none)	Cylinder Seal Black steatite Men fighting bulls and lions
9893	(none)	1928,1010.248	(none)	Cylinder Seal Black steatite 3 animals and a man fighting
9501	(none)	1928,1010.247	(none)	Cylinder seal Black steatite 2 heroes fighting a lion. Between the two human figures an inscription in 2 columns. Dugal-dug-ga dumu U-da Lugaldugga son of Uda HC.201
9542	(none)	1928,1010.246	(none)	Cylinder seal Fragment Upper half missing Mottled marble Inscribed Presentation scene before seated god. Flounced kaukanes skirts.