Sedimentary
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) |
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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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Breccia - Chert/Flint - Limestone - Sandstone - Shale
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