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.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6999 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tortoise. Miniature. 2 legs missing and broken at back. Black steatite. Criss cross markings. |
| 12630 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tortoise. Miniature. Steatite. Grey. |
| (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 |
| 10852 | (none) | 1928,1010.421 | (none) | Vase Greenish grey steatite [drawing] Type [struck out: "44 (new)"] to be drawn as 74 On the flat rim is incised a bulls leg |
| 15040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase fragment. Steatite? inscribed Ibur. HC.150. |
| 18481 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase, stone. Greenish steatite. [Type] 61. [drawing] |
| 8104 | (none) | 1928,1009.430 | (none) | Vase. Steatite. Green. Cut down from a tall vase and made into a bowl with low sides. Part of rim missing. [drawing 2:5] CIII |
| 10503 | (none) | 1928,1010.430 | (none) | Vase. Greenish grey steatite. Badly broken and mended. Part of rim missing. Type XC. [drawing 2:5] |
| 8763 | (none) | 1928,1009.523 | (none) | Vase. Stone. Steatite. Dark green. Stone type XC. |
| 173 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase: Lid. frs of;. Dark grary steatite. About 1/3rd preserved(in 2 pieces) decorated with incised double concentric circles dot centered. |
| 18210 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vulture's head. Mottled dark steatite. The eyes deeply hollowed to receive inlay. The lower side of the head is smoothly finished, with no sign of any attachment to a body: the head might have been used for a weight (?) or, is isolated, as an amulet. Fine bold work. |
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