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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12179 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Grey steatite. Badly broken. Beaker shaped. [drawing] |
| 12215 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. Miniature. Dark grey steatite. Type IX. [drawing] |
| 1223 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Black steatite cylinder seal with device god facing right separated from worshipper and an introducing god by figures of a sitting dog (left) and scorpion (right). Over the god's raised left hand is the crescent. Inscribed: d.Sanas S.a-a |
| 12230 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Grey steatite? beaker type with squared base? Very badly broken. |
| 12260 | (none) | 1929,1017.659 | (none) | Stone Bowl. Dark grey steatite. Badly broken. type same as U.11545. [Type]LXII |
| 12266 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. 2 large silver lentoids.; 2 large facetted lapis lazuli bugles; 1 large facetted carnelian double conoid, also fragment of a greenish steatite cylinder seal with horned deity. |
| 12299 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. Dark steatite. Type XXIV. [drawing] |
| 12318 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming Pieces & Markers. 7 Gaming pieces. Squares of black steatite with a square hole bored into the middle of one face: inlaid red pastes; 6 squares of white shell with curved lines engraved in corners, in centre an engraved eye with inlaid lapis centre piece. 1-shell square, plain and engraved with the figure of a gazelle and in the background tall plants of the type commonly found on these plaques. 2-shell markers of thin rectangular strips engraved on the thin side with linear decoration. On the other 3 sides each end are 2 incised concentric circles. [drawing 1:1] |
| 12329 | (none) | 1929,1017.370 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Dark. Steatite. Deity within a shrine (represented by a gateway) & two male figures approach with offerings: the one carries an object thus- the other a goat: between the devotees and the deity a palm sprouting from a stand. |
| 12331 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene before seated god. Attributes: crescent moon, palm & poor cutting. |
| 12350A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal & Copper Pin. (A) Cylinder seal. Spread eagle. (B) Copper Pin. Circular in section. |
| 12371E | (none) | 1929,1017.373 | (none) | Group: [A.1-.3] 3 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis large fluted ball beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head VI B. [D] Slender copper needle. [E] Cylinder seal, white calcite. |
| 12491 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Circular box lid of fine white steatite (?) with flat-topped central knob handle. |
| 125 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. [drawing 1:1] |
| 12577 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Inscription only. HC 26 |
| 12630 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tortoise. Miniature. Steatite. Grey. |
| 12631 | (none) | 1929,1017.326 | (none) | [A] Beads. A motley collection including: rock crystal balls, hematite balls, shell and (Chrysoprase?) [chalcedony] bugles (broken), [B.1-.3] 2 unpierced steatite cylinders (for seals). 1 - unpierced marble cylinder (ditto) and [C] fragment of an obsidian mace head. (truncated pear shaped). |
| 12639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Slightly concave. Poor engraving. Broken and mended. Presentation scene before seated goddess, two figures approaching and an attendant behind the throne. Seated goddess wears horned and (feathered?) headdress and flounced kaukanes skirt. Before and behind her shoulders undulating lines represent lightening? Minor deity approaches salaams the seated god with right hand upraised: this deity wears a plain skirt and horned headdress. The votary introduced by the minor god wears a feathered headdress: apparently the feathers are arranged in two tiers. Behind throne an attendant deity also horned. Along lower portion of seal a band of reticulated decoration. |
| 12666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. Poor cutting. |
| 12681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Slightly concave. Hero fighting 2 rampant lions crossed. |
| 12704C | (none) | 1929,1017.371 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 12717 | (none) | 1929,1017.660 | (none) | Stone bowl. Steatite. Grey. Hemispherical. Type LXVII. New 41. |
| 12765 | (none) | 1929,1017.352 | (none) | Cylinder seal of grey-brown steatite (?). Geometric design. |
| 12795A | 30-12-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import. | |
| 13031 | 30-12-44 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Greenish. Presentation scene and 1 dwarf-like figure. |
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