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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12004A | 30-12-36 | (none) | (none) | [A] Cylinder Seal Black Steatite with this a [B] copper pin, plain tang head. Type II. | |
 | 16559A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. |
| 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(?). | |
| (none) | 31-43-48 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 32-40-337 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-182 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-184 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-185 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-188 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 35-1-15 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 35-1-24 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B15273 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B15274 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16317 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16323 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16324 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16325 | Unknown | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16859a | Unknown |
| 16546 | 31-43-36 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Ur-gar(?). HC.30/II, 2. | |
| 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] | |
| 17245 | 31-43-33, 31-43-33 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Lazib, son of Bibi.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16022 | 31-43-39, 31-43-39 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragmentary . d.Sulpae son of... HC.30/I.8. UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16026 | 31-43-23 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragment. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 17100 | 31-43-67 | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Steatite. Black. Conoid. Bearded male figure holding an offering before a throne (?) or altar with a high back in which is planted a spear. Emblems. Fish and crescent moon. [drawing] | |
| 18337 | 33-35-169 | (none) | (none) | Stamp seal. Grey steatite. Circular, with convex tip, pierced horizontally. Subject: 2 animals, a third animal and an unrecognizable object: engraved mostly with the circular drill. |
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