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)
8169	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 balls facing each other: between them a mountain wherein trees(?). Behind them in the air an object [drawing: symbols on seal] with a bird on it. Very fine cutting.
8202	(none)	1928,1009.44	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Much decayed and scarcely legible. Scene, Gilgamesh and lion, Eabani and bull.
8228	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Gilgamesh between 2 lions and Eabani with a bull.
8339	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. decorative design. [drawing]
8342	(none)	1928,1009.26	(none)	Cylinder seal. Mottled grey steatite. Subject: a seated god, with an attendant behind his chair and 3 personages upright in front of him: all wear the horned headdress, so it cannot be the presentation scene. Good, bold work.
8345B	(none)	1928,1009.42	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Hero grasping rampant lion by the tail. In front of the lion an antelope and second hero, a second antelope rampant and a second lion rampant.
8359A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Cylinder seal of lapis lazuli on a [B] silver bangle. The bangle is of flattened silver wire now distorted and broken: the wire passes through the cylinder. Cylinder, 2 registers: above; inscription. 1 human figure, and rampant animals. below; 1 human figure and rampant animals.
8367	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: Above, seated figure with attendant behind, drinking through a tube: then figure making offerings to a seated figure behind where are 2 attendants. Below: gate of shrine, man opening it(?) and man carrying a sheep to it. Then a standing attendant and 2 seated figures facing each other and drinking through tubes. Fine archaic work.
8385	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Subject: in front of a palisade a standing figure, then a seated figure facing him, between them a jar: a second palisade: three goats: in the field above various emblems (gaming board(?) Ziggurat(?) ear of corn, vases). Curious archaic piece.
8388	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell? Burnt and blackened: much defaced. Two registers. In each 3 gazelles: the registers in inverse directions.
8389	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal of translucent green calcite(?) Much discolored. Rampant animals.
8410	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone. White. Deeply cut - poor condition. Fighting men - fighting bulls.
8417	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Inscribed but obliterated. Bearded hero attacking rampant bull and second hero with high horns and bulls feet attacking rampant lion.
8420	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Geometric decoration [drawing]
8424	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flat seal Limestone Grey Rectangular in section Rounded perforated handle on horizontal face. [drawing]
8425	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite Black Scene of worship? Primitive in style. Figure with both hands up raised approached by figure carrying an offering? Behind the votary an introducing deity? right arm upraised.
8426	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick stamp Baked clay Fragment
8461	(none)	1928,1009.33	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite? Grey Two registers Above: door of a shrine? Two gods seated and facing one another between them a spread eagle Below: spread eagle
8464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero and on either side, facing him an antelope and a lion rampant Attributes: 2 stars.
8494	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Shell Blackened by fire Two rampant lions crossed on either side 2 rampant antelopes? and between them a naked hero
8529	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Anciently broken in half and the end ground down smooth. Scene: the lower parts only of 3 seated figures.
8575	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White shell Very archaic design One human figure and 3 large pots? (see PG 313)
8584	(none)	1928,1009.36	(none)	Cylinder seal. Blue lapis. Two wild goats rampant against a tree: another tree behind.
8643	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers: above, banquet scene with 2 seated figures, 1 attendant, and shrine door. Below, one human figure and fighting animals.
8646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Very much worn: scene of fighting animals.