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)
11462A	(none)	1929,1017.381	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Subject: seated deity & attendant. With this, probably fastened to it, was a (B) copper pin L. 012, same number L. 20mm D. 11mm
18790	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Three standing figures and a crescent on a pole: two columns of inscription, much erased.
18350	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two figures, standing one on either side of a staff whereon a crescent.
18500	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Two standing figures and crescent on a staff.
606	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Very much worn: defaced remains of 3 standing figures.
174	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Very poorly engraved. [drawing]
629	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Well engraved with standing figure of a suppliant l. facing a seated goddess(?) rt = the crescent moon between. Three columns of inscription. 3rd Dynasty style.
1052	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite: presentation scene.
1522	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark stone. Half. With trace of an archaic inscription.
12329	(none)	1929,1017.370	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Dark. Steatite. Deity within a shrine (represented by a gateway) & two male figures approach with offerings: the one carries an object thus- the other a goat: between the devotees and the deity a palm sprouting from a stand.
18349	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Darks steatite. Two figures, standing on either side of a date palm.
17872	32-40-334	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Diorite. Damaged, and part of the surface gone. Design worked entirely with the drill: a standing figure with arms raised and two seated figures, and an object which may be a libation vase.
6671	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Diorite? Black. Mottled. 3 lions rampant one upside down. B.
6299	(none)	1927,0527.206	(none)	Cylinder seal. Flat on one side hemispherical on the other glazed pottery scarab on the flat a crouching dragon (?) Egypt in influence. About BC 500.
16174	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment (half only). Black steatite. Presentation scene: 1 seated and 2 standing deities. Crescent moon and dog.
16175	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment (half only). Green unbaked clay. Standing god in front of a high vase in which a palm and from which water flows.
18276	33-35-174	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment of greenish grey steatite. Only 2 columns of inscription left; no figures.
18178	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment of. Broken in antiquity and apparently still used, as the broken edges are worn smooth. Grey stone. Triangle border, six-rayed rosette, wild goat and crescent.
1708	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment, shell. With traces of design.
7583	(none)	(none)	B16903	Cylinder seal. Fragment. Marble, White Scene of worship. Heavily draped god seated on throne without a back holding in outstretched left hand a bird? Above double crescent moon? & between seated god and advancing figure a second bird? Second advancing fig. clean shaven, & heavily draped in long flairing skirt, behind him a goose? and behind the goose a goddess? in a flounced kaunakes skirt, both arms upraised? Behind the throne of the seated god Gilgamesh? with tail.
16173	31-43-38	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment. Black steatite. Presentation scene: 1 seated and 2 standing deities.
2504	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment. Brown limestone. Fragment. One worshipper - one standing figure - of a god: Between them the crescent [shown in drawing] on a short support. About BC 2300
7681	(none)	1928,1009.14	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragment. White marble. Rampant lion. Rampant bull. Attacked by hero with feathered headdress.
17638	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Fragmentary; shell. Three scorpions; star.
17388	(none)	1931,1010.49	(none)	Cylinder seal. Frit (?). Galloping animal, linear and cinquefoil designs.