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.

Objects: Seals, Stamps, and Sealings Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
12542Q	(none)	1935,0113.775	(none)	[A-T] Box of miscellaneous clay objects from the stratum (cf as U.12505) and some lumps of tablet clay with traces of archaic signs destroyed.
12543A	(none)	1935,0113.778	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay jar sealings. Roughly conical with leaf pattern.
12543B	(none)	1935,0113.779	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay jar sealings. Roughly conical with leaf pattern.
12544	(none)	1928,1010.827	(none)	Seal impression. Line of dancers (?). Naked.
12545	31-16-648	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Serpant.
12546	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Animals.
12547A	31-16-635	(none)	(none)	[A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar
12547B	31-16-637	(none)	(none)	[A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar
12548A	(none)	1935,0113.636	(none)	Seal impression. 2 similar clay sealings geometrical pattern [A-B].
12548B	(none)	1935,0113.637	(none)	Seal impression. 2 similar clay sealings geometrical pattern [A-B].
12549	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression ? Man carrying gazelle.
12550	(none)	1928,1010.826	(none)	Seal impression. From large cylinder. Man, beast, and rosette.
12551	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Animals.
12552	(none)	1935,0113.638	(none)	Seal impression. Man fighting beasts?
12553	(none)	1928,1010.829	(none)	Seal impression. Pattern of beasts and stars?
12554	(none)	1935,0113.639	(none)	Seal impression.
12555	(none)	1935,0113.640	(none)	Seal impression.
12556	(none)	1935,0113.641	(none)	Seal impression.
12559	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell (with a sort of shell cap). Worshipper before seated god between 2 larger figures of Gilgamesh holding up animal by hindquarters, and tail in left hands, foot on head. Also on another small caprid. Inscription Kal PA-HA-HAR (=arm)(=prefect of the mill). HC 27.
12577	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Inscription only. HC 26
126	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Coarse white marble (?) With black veins, chipped. Two birds: very rough work: late. [drawing 1:1]
1261	(none)	(none)	(none)	Light grey stone cylinder-seal, with "introduction" scene: the god sits facing right and has the crescent moon before him. Inscribed: -Puzur-d A(dad) amal KU(?)?
12637D	(none)	1895,1214.301	(none)	Group: [A-B] 1) Two copper reticules containing manicure implements attached to a ring. Both broken. [C] 2) Copper dagger Type I A. [D] Cylinder seal. Shell with copper caps. Presentation scene before enthroned god. Poor condition.
12639	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Slightly concave. Poor engraving. Broken and mended. Presentation scene before seated goddess, two figures approaching and an attendant behind the throne. Seated goddess wears horned and (feathered?) headdress and flounced kaukanes skirt. Before and behind her shoulders undulating lines represent lightening? Minor deity approaches salaams the seated god with right hand upraised: this deity wears a plain skirt and horned headdress. The votary introduced by the minor god wears a feathered headdress: apparently the feathers are arranged in two tiers. Behind throne an attendant deity also horned. Along lower portion of seal a band of reticulated decoration.
12640B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Copper axe. [B] (2) Cylinder seal. Shell. Poor condition. Rampant animals including an antelope and a leopard.