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)
10192 (none) (none) B17594 Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.
9688 (none) (none) B16884 Cylinder seal Green stone In very bad condition Apparently a presentation scene
9266 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal Limestone White Subject not clear. A seated god, a squatting lion, vertical posts, a god behind the bards of a gate? And a second standing god.
9051 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal Limestone? White Spread eagle, star above crescent moon, and on either side of the star and crescent, a reclining antelope with very high horns.
9733 (none) 1928,1010.244 (none) Cylinder seal Limestone? Grey. Subject Lions & gazelles crossed.
8662 (none) 1928,1009.45 (none) Cylinder seal Pink limestone Decorative design, chevrons and running loops
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.
16557 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal, white calcite. d. Nin-gal, Son of Ur-nannar. H.C. 30/II, 13
16555 31-43-20, 31-43-20 (none) (none) Cylinder seal, white calcite. Ga-ad-i(?)-li(?)-a, daughter of Ah(?)-na-nu-um H.C. 30/II, 11
8410 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone. White. Deeply cut - poor condition. Fighting men - fighting bulls.
16621 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey limestone(?) 2 standing figures before an enthroned god. Crescent moon.
18976 35-1-5 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Light yellowish stone. 2 heroes fighting animals.
18923 35-1-2 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. A hero, and fighting animals. Archaic: very much worn and defaced.
16630 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Gilgamesh, Eabani and 2 rampant lions crossed.
16620 31-43-13 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Part of design obliterated. Presentation scene - originally 4 standing figures (3) only remain) before an enthroned god. Last figure carries a lamp(?). Crescent Moon.
11496 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Black & white breccia (?) palm tree & 4 figures.
11456 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black and white breccia. Subject: animals and men fighting. Inscription GUR-na. [drawing] HC..6.
2858 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black limestone. About BC 2100. [drawing]
13515 31-17-117 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Calcite. Grey. 2 bird headed men and 2 rampant antelopes. Primitive cutting.
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
16179 31-43-28 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Green steatite. Presentation scene: enthroned god and two standing figures.
2661 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey limestone. Rampant lion attacked by two figures of Gilgamesh. About BC 2600-2300. [drawing]
9858 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Grey limestone. Scene of worship within the gates of a shrine. Seated god with an attendant carrying a bucket behind him. The seated god greets a standing figure. The scene occurs behind gates consisting of two posts stuck into the ground connected by loop-shaped attachments.
6253 (none) (none) B16290 Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500.
1733 (none) (none) B15589 Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Very scratchily engraved on one side only with design of 2 men fighting a lion. P. [drawing]

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Igneous - Metamorphic

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