Steatite
This rock is usually white to grey in color and very soft. It is usually used in statues and inlaid designs.
This rock is usually white to grey in color and very soft. It is usually used in statues and inlaid designs.
Objects: Steatite Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11661 | 30-12-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar. | |
| 13031 | 30-12-44 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Greenish. Presentation scene and 1 dwarf-like figure. | |
| 11415 | 30-12-48 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Grey steatite. (Found broken and in bad condition) | |
| 15813 | 31-17-124, 31-17-124 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed. | |
| 13552 | 31-17-125 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Crude cutting. | |
| 15307 | 31-17-126 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. 2 men & 2 scorpions. | |
| 15479 | 31-17-130 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Chariot drawn by an antelope(?) headed by a man. Emblem-spread eagle. | |
| 14489 | 31-17-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. | |
| 15478 | 31-17-20 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Standing god, worshipper & rampant lion. | |
| 15474 | 31-17-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 scorpions. | |
| 13663 | 31-17-23 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Broken. God and worshipper, crescent and emblem. Fragment of inscription. steatite. HC.1929/30 - 100. | |
| 17121A | 31-43-10 | (none) | (none) | Seals. Two steatite plaques, rectangular and oblong, flat on one side and gabled on the other, the gabled side pierced perhaps for a metal ring handle. A) [drawing 1:1] thus, with rough design of a scorpion. B) smaller but apparently with the same design (much worn) | |
| 17332 | 31-43-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. 3 geese (?). | |
 | 17322 | 31-43-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Light brown. Trial piece. Unfinished. |
| 16026 | 31-43-23 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragment. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16021 | 31-43-25, 31-43-25 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Nana son of Gudea,the jeweller. HC.30/I.7. UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16146 | 31-43-29 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pink steatite. Presentation scene: seated figure and two standing; emblem: pole with a forked top. | |
| 17344 | 31-43-30 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Dark grey. Small portion missing. Presentation scene. Two standing figures before a seated god. Crescent moon. | |
| 16820A | 31-43-31 | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 steatite cylinder seals. (A) Illegible, save for first sign. (B) Adad ; (C) Awel-ilim (wrt LU.DINGIR.BA), Son of Ur-Dam-bur(?). | |
| 16162 | 31-43-32 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. One end chipped. Presentation scene. One seated & 2 standing figures. | |
| 17245 | 31-43-33, 31-43-33 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Lazib, son of Bibi.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16554 | 31-43-34, 31-43-34 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal, steatite. Ur-Ki(?)-dur(?)-sag(?) servant of... H.C. 30/II, 10 | |
| 16609 | 31-43-35 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene before seated god. Behind throne a (shrine door)? depicted like a ladder with 6 rungs. | |
| 16546 | 31-43-36 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Ur-gar(?). HC.30/II, 2. | |
| 16262 | 31-43-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene with standing god and three other figures. |
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