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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19090 | (none) | 1935,0112.54 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Copper. Much corroded but apparently in good condition. |
| 18915 | (none) | 1935,0112.53 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Quartzite. Criss-cross marking. |
| 19126 | (none) | 1935,0112.51 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. One seated and one standing figure. 3 columns of inscription. Inscription: Ninmar-ka-ishag, son of Mukabbur (C.J.G.) |
| 18883 | (none) | 1935,0112.50 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two men fighting beasts (the latter partly chipped away) and a standing god holding thunderbolt(?). |
| 19034 | (none) | 1935,0112.49 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark grey steatie. Two hunters fighting animals. |
| 18916 | (none) | 1935,0112.48 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish-grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and a tree. |
| 19000 | (none) | 1935,0112.47 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting animals. |
| 18898 | (none) | 1935,0112.46 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Dark steatite. Two lions attacking two gazelles. |
| 19006 | (none) | 1935,0112.45 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and three standing figures. |
| 20094 | (none) | 1935,0112.44 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Half of (split longitudinally). Shell. Two registers. Above, 4 standing figures of man[?]. Below, 2 men punting a boat : a large jar in the prow. |
| 19121 | (none) | 1935,0112.43 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. Inside a meander, two banquet scenes. Broken and damaged. |
| 19245 | (none) | 1935,0112.42 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite; part of the side chipped off. |
| 19081 | (none) | 1935,0112.41 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Hunters fighting animals. |
| 19196 | (none) | 1935,0112.40 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Calcite. Broken and mended, the surface a good deal perished. Fighting animals. |
| 20062 | (none) | 1935,0112.39 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometrical design. |
| 18972 | (none) | 1935,0112.38 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 18983 | (none) | 1935,0112.37 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis. Two registers: above, banquet scene with two seated figures drinking through tubes; below, birds? |
| 19057 | (none) | 1935,0112.35 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Hunters and fighting animals. |
| 18746 | (none) | 1935,0112.13 | (none) | Seal impression on a square clay tablet. 3 1/2 columns of inscriptions: no figures. | |
| 18239 | (none) | 1933,1013.84 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Very roughly cut, and damaged: a goddess seated before a table, with standing worshipper: behind the goddess a tree. |
| 18463 | (none) | 1933,1013.82 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Bright dark red stone (jasper?). Approved with 2 animals and a bird in procession. |
| 18281 | (none) | 1933,1013.81 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steaitte. Star and crascent on staff above altar: naked goddess standing full face: worshipper with basket facing a standing god who rests his foot on a lion (?). Poor work. |
| 18346 | (none) | 1933,1013.78 | (none) | Cylinder seal of dark purple glazed glazed frit. Two trees (?) and pomegranates (?) |
| 18217 | (none) | 1933,1013.77 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Design indistinct, a row of seated human figures mostly done with drill dots and some connecting incised lines. Very early type. |
| 18551 | (none) | 1933,1013.76 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pink limestone (chipped). 3 figures advancing left. |
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Brick Stamps - Cylinder Seals - Seal Impression - Stamp Seals