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

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
6806 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone? Grey. Geometrical and floral decoration. Decorated with heavily incised concentric circles and petals. E. [drawing]
6873 (none) (none) (none) Frog. White limestone. Common type. B.
6944 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu head. Limestone. Grey. B. [drawing 1:1]
6970 (none) (none) (none) Bur-Sin Stelae. Inscribed: to Nin-Gal (same as on door-socket)
6971 (none) (none) (none) Bur-Sin Stelae. Inscribed: to Nin-Gal (same as on door-socket)
6972 (none) (none) (none) Bur-Sin Stelae. Inscribed: to Nin-Gal (same as on door-socket)
6996 (none) (none) (none) Cup. Miniature. Limestone? Gray. Shaped like a finger stall. [drawing]
7144A (none) (none) (none) Human head, pinkish limestone. Carved in the round: the head clean shaven, the features markedly indivdual. in B U.7144 is R.1.265 [in different hand]
7530 (none) (none) (none) Weight Limestone. Grey. Lentoid, flat on one sides. III marks on cylindrical portion. Type II.
7599 (none) (none) (none) Seated figure? Limestone. White. Fragment. Left-hand in high relief represented as clasping the cross piece of the seat of a throne. Part of vertical support of throne at back, and notched front leg? alone remain. On right side remains of bottom of garment of figure, vertical incised parallel lines marking like folds. Back rounded.
7600 (none) (none) B17195 Lion. Limestone. White. Fragment. Broken away behind back of head represented as couched, head resting on forelegs tips of which are missing. Flattened base. Cavity running length-ways down the middle of the body to receive post. Existing portion broken and mended.
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.
7616 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Figures faint. 2 rampant lions facing one another; on either side a hero grasps each by the tail. Between the heroes a heavily draped erect deity. Attributes: snake, palm tree? and scorpion?
7818D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Gate sockets (four). Inscription of Marduk-nadin-ahi. c. 1116-1101. HC.40
7943 (none) (none) B17173 Bowl. Limestone. White. Type LX stone
7947 (none) (none) B17305 Bowl. Limestone. White. Broken and part of base missing. Stone type XII.
7986 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Pink limestone. Design in 3 registers, worn and not recognisable.
7996 (none) (none) B17164 Stone pot. Coarse white calcite or limestone. Containing a black pigment. Type IX.
8032 (none) (none) B17179 Stone bowl White limestone, good quality An oval bowl with small horizontal lug handles Type LXIV
8047 (none) (none) B17163 White limestone pot. With almost vertical carinated sides. Type LXX 8.
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.
8062 (none) (none) B17247 Stone bowl of poor quality white limestone. The surface much decayed. Type IX but with slight ring to base.
8069 (none) (none) B17176 Stone bowl. White limestone. Hemispherical with flattened base. Cracked down one side. Type IX.
8074 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone, rather course: the outer surface has suffered badly by fire. Type XVIII
8075 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. White limestone. Type XII.

Related Terms

Breccia - Chert/Flint - Sandstone - Shale

Child Terms

Oolite - Travertine