This group of rocks are formed by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms in water.

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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)
18142A (none) 1932,1008.134 (none) Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
16638 (none) 1931,1010.62 (none) Flat seal. Ovoid. White limestone. Scorpion? and 5 circles. [drawing]
16278 (none) 1931,1010.50 (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone, much worn. Two crossed gazelled & two heroes fighting, two bearded man-headed beasts whose bodies cross in the same fashion.
17124 (none) 1931,1010.451 (none) Terracotta relief. Two seated goddesses (?) or women, one large and holding a pot to her breast: she wears a large garment with pleasted flounces and is bare-headed: the other beside her is similar but much small. (A) Complete but much worn. (B) [No description] Type Ib.D.
17018 (none) 1931,1010.44 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Miniature. 2 standing figures and between them palm rising from a high vase and crescent on a pole.
16927C (none) 1931,1010.232 (none) Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering]
16249 (none) 1931,1010.185 (none) Duck weight 24.32 grs. Brownish-grey limestone. Probably 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248 grs.). Type VI. [A-B are subdivisions based on BMdb]
16429V (none) 1931,1010.184 (none) Weight. Steatite. Blackish-gray. Bugle [crossed out] cylindrical. Weight=0.576 grs = 4 "little sheqels" (nominally=0.560) Type III
16239J (none) 1931,1010.181 (none) Weight 7.232 grs. ovoid (chipped) limestone. yellow 1 sheqel(?) (nominal weight 8.416 grs.) Type I.
16239E (none) 1931,1010.178 (none) Weight 2.88 grs. Steatite. Ovoid. Greenish-black. 1 minette (nominal weight 2.805 grs) Type I.
16229T (none) 1931,1010.164 (none) Duck-weight 6.4 GRS. Unbaked clay. Brownish-buff. Type VI. [drawing]
16739N (none) 1931,1010.161 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16739T (none) 1931,1010.155 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16739J (none) 1931,1010.152 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
17119 (none) 1931,1010.149 (none) Pin of black chert (?) [drawing 1:1]
16739E (none) 1931,1010.148 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16194 (none) 1931,1010.147 (none) Flint blade. Leaf shaped with finely serrated edge: slight rib down center. UET V: 159 FOR 16194C) [drawing 1:1]
16739D (none) 1931,1010.146 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. [drawing] (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. Flint. [drawing 1:1]
16739R (none) 1931,1010.144 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16739M (none) 1931,1010.143 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16739S (none) 1931,1010.142 (none) Flint tools and weapons. Miniature. All Slightly convex. (A) Serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (B) [drawing 1:1] (C) Finely serrated edges. [drawing 1:1] (D) Same type as A. (E) Same type as A. (F) Same type as A. (G) Same type as A. Frag. (H) Same type as C. (I) Same type as C. (J) Same type as C. (K) Same type as C. (L) Same type as A. (M) Arrowhead [drawing] (N) Frag. Arrowhead [drawing] (O) Triangular tool. (P) Borer. [drawing] (Q) Arrowhead. Same type as M. (R) Triangular tool. [drawing] (S) Borer. [drawing] (T) Black flint. [drawing 1:1] (U) Arrowhead - flint. [drawing 1:1] (V) Same as A. Dark flint. (W) Adze shaped. [drawing 1:1]
16331F (none) 1931,1010.124 (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16331E (none) 1931,1010.121 (none) Collection of Mace heads Stone [A-F] 6 intact [G-J] 4 broken (half only) Squat pear shape Limestone, mottled, marble, red sandstone. Types [drawing] Vol VII Hts vary from 0055-0035 Type [drawing} Incised decoration-lines running vertically down the mace head. X Museum Tablet Room. House 3, A.H
16249A (none) 1931,1010.113 (none) [A-B are subdivisions based on BMdb] Duck-Weight 24.32 Grs brownish-gray Limestone Weight 1670.48 ratio 3 unit 9.28 Probably 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248 GRS) Type VI
16418 (none) 1931,1010.112 (none) Fragment of duck weight Grey limestone, right side broken away. Type VI.

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