Limestone

This rock ranges in color from white to yellow to pink to red to gray to black. It is usually used as building material and in statues.

Objects: Limestone Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings

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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)
	17015	31-43-52	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. 3 figures before a standing goddess. Goose
	10987	(none)	(none)	B16895	Cylinder Seal. Shell. Geometrical design. [drawing]
	18248	33-35-172	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Pink limestone. Two men fighting a lion. Poor work and in poor condition.
	17726	32-40-330	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Pink limestone. 2 men fighting a lion.
	7615	(none)	(none)	B16894	Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Figures faint. Scene of worship. Minor deity leads worshipper by the hand towards seated Nannar. Attributes: crescent moon and palm.
	1734	(none)	(none)	B15590	Cylinder seal. grey stone. Broken. Upper part only of introduction scene with crescent moon in front of god. P.
	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]
	6253	(none)	(none)	B16290	Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500.
	16179	31-43-28	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green steatite. Presentation scene: enthroned god and two standing figures.
	13515	31-17-117	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Calcite. Grey. 2 bird headed men and 2 rampant antelopes. Primitive cutting.
	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.
	18923	35-1-2	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. A hero, and fighting animals. Archaic: very much worn and defaced.
	18976	35-1-5	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Light yellowish stone. 2 heroes fighting animals.
	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
	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.
	9688	(none)	(none)	B16884	Cylinder seal Green stone In very bad condition Apparently a presentation scene
	10192	(none)	(none)	B17594	Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.
	17850	32-40-333, 32-40-333	(none)	(none)	Cylinder (seal?) unpierced. White limestone with 4 columns of inscription. Two names. NU-UR-KU-BI son of DUG-GA-AN-SA and E-MU-MA-NI-DA son of NU-UR-KU-BI. HC 1931 / 1

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