Sedimentary
This group of rocks are formed by the accumulation and cementation of fragments of earlier rocks, minerals, and organisms in water.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3349 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Small mace head. Limestone, unadorned: of truncated pear shape: bored from both ends. Diameter of bore ranges 16mm-25mm, greater at ends. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (14) in Cat. |
| 3350 | 31-16-940 | (none) | (none) | Fragment of mould for figurine. Limestone: showing flounced skirt of draped figure. | |
| 3353 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Red Limestone? Worn. About BC. 800. [drawing] |
| 3354 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of limestone tablet. Inscribed both sides. Historical inscription? About BC 700? H.C. |
| 368A | (none) | (none) | B14964 | [A] Stone mould, broken, for making clay figurines. Scene: a god seated on a stool wearing the seven-horned cap, with left arm and hand stretched out towards a standing figure in a plain robe wearing a single horn: above two crescents. (B) Second fragment; female figure standing upright (Baghdad) | |
| 513 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone plummet. Coarse. Limestone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6022 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. White limestone tumbler. Type XIII variant. Ur. |
| 6029 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of statue. White limestone. One side of bottom of skirt; showing 3 flounces. B. text: 9H(3) [drawing 1:2] |
| 6052 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Plaque. White limestone one side plain ware inscribed (much weathered) Inscription of Anam chief of Warka troops rebuilds walls of the city. Time of Sin-Gamil (SAKI p.222 b). B. |
| 6071 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Limestone. White bead. [drawing] |
| 6092 | (none) | 1927,0527.189 | (none) | Cylinder bead. White limestone. Decorated with criss cross incisions. |
| 6106 | (none) | (none) | B16296, B16296 | Cylinder seal. White frit. Unpierced. Inscribed: Lugal-nu-zu aon of E-te-nin-ka ilSin. E. | |
| 6253 | (none) | (none) | B16290 | Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500. | |
| 6273 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Limestone weight? Grey. Type X. E. |
| 6298 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White limestone (alabaster?) Inscribed. Gilgamesh protecting rampant wild bulls (?) or gazelles from lions. About BC 3000. B. |
| 6366 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Large oolite plate. To Ningal, his lady Ur-Nammu, the mighty man, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, for his life has presented. Type XXX. B. H.C. |
| 6417 | (none) | 1927,0527.36 | (none) | Head of male. Limestone. Lost below neck, and back of head missing. White. Shaven and stone probably of priest, well known type rounded cheek, small but pronounced chin, wide nose, deep eye sockets and heavily incised eyebrows. Heavy ears. E. [drawing] |
| 6463 | (none) | 1927,0527.60 | (none) | Semi-circular bar of white marble. U-shaped = ends flat, near each end a small hole bored through stone on the diameter of the semi-circule - broken in antiquity and riveted. Suggest that this is the loop ornament figured in early sculpture on door jambs or on lances set upright by the sides of doors: the ends might fit into holes in the wooden upright and the small holes would serve for attachment to same by means of copper wires. E. [drawing] |
| 6470 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Limestone bowl. Jagged edge. White. Type CLIII (stone vase types) =RC.48 [drawing] B. |
| 6499 | (none) | (none) | B16297 | Cylinder seal Pink marble or diorite Piece of copper wire mounting inside Four animals. Sheep or goats - two of which are crossed Two scorpions. L 002 diam 0015 About BC 3100. E. | |
| 6529 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Flint tool. Fragmentary. Leaf shaped. E. |
| 655A | (none) | (none) | B14974 | Fragment of a bowl with fine white limestone, virtually marble; rather more than 1/2 preserved. Flat base. (below) RC.19L. [drawing] | |
| 6587 | (none) | 1927,0527.1 | (none) | Fragment of Ur Nammu stela. Upper portion of frieze showing portion of crescent, upper part of headdress and 2 more crescents from left to right. Re-used in later period as door-socket. IIIrd Dynasty. | |
| 6607 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone fragment. Pink engraved. Trial piece on conventional subjects. On one side above unfinished seated god, below seated god left hand extended and holding [reference to drawing] shaped object. At feet corn sheaf. On the other side unfinished standing figures. B. |
| 6612 | (none) | (none) | B16665 | Alabaster stela. Fragment: broken but complete. Lunar disk. Religious? Scene. Three figures only remain in relief on the left - shaven male figure, right arm extended, upper arm only remains. Lower part of body fragmentary. Figure is apparently in profile. Middle figure head lost: left arm mutilated and lower portion of dress lost: arms and apparently head in profile but body full face. Figure is clothed in flounced kaunakas skirt, 6 tiers of flounces showing. Dress covered upper arm but left forearm exposed. Left hand rests on chest, right arm held upright and hand lost. Behind, a clean shaven bald-headed male figure, 3/4 face, left arm held below breast; right arm bent at elbow and held upright carrying an object which may be a torch. Left hand holds a sword which runs diagonally across left side. Figure is apparently draped in a thin waist cloth, mutilated below waist. Typical Sumerian head. At back fragment of an inscription. |
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