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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)
	11829	(none)	1929,1017.475	(none)	Flint arrowhead.
	13035D	(none)	1929,1017.464	(none)	[A-B] 2 haematite weights. Lentoid shapes. Type II. [C-F Additional letters weights according to British Museum]
	11801	(none)	1929,1017.391	(none)	Whetstone. Greenish stone.
	11751	(none)	1929,1017.348	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell, the ends inlaid with lapis disks. Very much decayed. 2 heroes & 4 animals: man on the left strikes at a rampant bull(?) turned away from him & grappling with a lion(?) this lions body crosses that of a second lion who attacks a bull which is seized from behind by a figure half human and half bull. Between the two human figures is a double column inscription, upper register only:-Mes-kalam-dug(or sar) Lugal.
	12631	(none)	1929,1017.326	(none)	[A] Beads. A motley collection including: rock crystal balls, hematite balls, shell and (Chrysoprase?) [chalcedony] bugles (broken), [B.1-.3] 2 unpierced steatite cylinders (for seals). 1 - unpierced marble cylinder (ditto) and [C] fragment of an obsidian mace head. (truncated pear shaped).
	(none)	(none)	1928,1010.778	(none)	(none)
	(none)	(none)	1928,1010.777	(none)	(none)
	(none)	(none)	1928,1010.776	(none)	(none)
	12774J.6	(none)	1928,1010.740	(none)	Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H) Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.11] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercer. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.10] 4 pieces red bands on drab [N.11] 1 piece plain red wash(?); [N.12-.13] 2 pieces, design in red on light ground; [N.14-.15] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light ground : rows of triangles and bands; [N.16-.18] 3 pieces with transverse bands of erased slip decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of a second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with scratched design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals.
	12774J.5	(none)	1928,1010.739	(none)	Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H) Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.11] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercer. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.10] 4 pieces red bands on drab [N.11] 1 piece plain red wash(?); [N.12-.13] 2 pieces, design in red on light ground; [N.14-.15] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light ground : rows of triangles and bands; [N.16-.18] 3 pieces with transverse bands of erased slip decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of a second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with scratched design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals.
	10589B	(none)	1928,1010.441	(none)	Group A/ Beads, gold, silver, and lapis double conoids. B/ Bowl of white limestone, surface poor. Type__ C/
	8718	(none)	1928,1010.440	(none)	Card Missing
	9802	(none)	1928,1010.438	(none)	Bowl. White limestone.
	9663	(none)	1928,1010.437	(none)	Bowl. White Limestone. Type XXX
	9793	(none)	1928,1010.435	(none)	Limestone Bowl. (broken) The stone very badly decayed and all the surface perished.
	10422	(none)	1928,1010.417	(none)	Whetstone of white stone nearly rectangular
	10169	(none)	1928,1010.408	(none)	Flint Obsidian? Translucent Both sides serrated Triangular in section [drawing 1:1]
	9733	(none)	1928,1010.244	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone? Grey. Subject Lions & gazelles crossed.
	10574	(none)	1928,1010.227	(none)	Staff-head(?) White shell A plain disk, almost flat, below which come strung on the staff 4 rings alternately of black shale and shell. Below them again were 3 shell disks like spindle whorls each with a black ring above: these were much smaller, diam. 0022 as against 034 for the upper rings.
	9265	(none)	1928,1009.59	(none)	Button seal Black shale? One side flat, the other convex On the convex side 4 sets of concentric rings Pl. 62 vol. IV L.BM. 120576
	8220	(none)	1928,1009.518	(none)	Stone bowl. Whtie limestone. Type XIX.
	8319	(none)	1928,1009.514	(none)	Stone bowl. White limestone, plain. Type XXIII.
	8296	(none)	1928,1009.513	(none)	Bowl. Limestone. White. Indented rim. Stone type XLIII.
	8608	(none)	1928,1009.512	(none)	Stone bowl. White limestone. Type LXXV.
	7646	(none)	1928,1009.511	(none)	Stone vase. Limestone. White. Slightly indented rim. Blackened by fire. Type LXIII stone.

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