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.

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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)
	(none)	31-43-78	(none)	(none)	Unknown
	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)
	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]
	1734	(none)	(none)	B15590	Cylinder seal. grey stone. Broken. Upper part only of introduction scene with crescent moon in front of god. P.
	6253	(none)	(none)	B16290	Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500.
	6106	(none)	(none)	B16296, B16296	Cylinder seal. White frit. Unpierced. Inscribed: Lugal-nu-zu aon of E-te-nin-ka ilSin. E.
	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.
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16322	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16328	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16335	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16336	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16337	Unknown
	(none)	(none)	(none)	B16879	Unknown
	9688	(none)	(none)	B16884	Cylinder seal Green stone In very bad condition Apparently a presentation scene
	8056B	(none)	(none)	B16891	Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable.
	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.
	10987	(none)	(none)	B16895	Cylinder Seal. Shell. Geometrical design. [drawing]
	10192	(none)	(none)	B17594	Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.

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