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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9750 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Dark green stone copper caps (one broken) Very finely engraved with religious scenes - god in shrine; god approaching a temple on a mountain, etc. |
| 9893 | (none) | 1928,1010.248 | (none) | Cylinder Seal Black steatite 3 animals and a man fighting |
| 9908 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Fighting animals(?) rough and worn example. |
| 9923 | (none) | 1928,1010.250 | (none) | Cylinder Seal Black steatite Men fighting bulls and lions |
| 996A | (none) | 1923,1110.51, 1923,1110.52, 1923,1110.53 | (none) | Stone bowl. grey steatite. Broken. Hemispherical with projecting spout square in section and pierced by a hole below the rim. Rim decorated with diagonal stripes, round sides, below rim, a band of compass-drawn incised circles. |
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Inorganic Remains > Stones and Minerals > Stone > Metamorphic > Greenstone > Steatite