Cylinder Seals
This category includes seals that are cylindrical in shape.
This category includes seals that are cylindrical in shape. These are made from various materials, and have various scenes carved into them. They are rolled onto a mud or clay object to created an impression.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16623 | 31-43-64 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Unfinished. Unpierced. 2 standing figures. Crude cutting. | |
 | 18916 | (none) | 1935,0112.48 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish-grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and a tree. |
| 16621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey limestone(?) 2 standing figures before an enthroned god. Crescent moon. |
| 16677 | 31-43-24 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey marble? Presentation scene: 2 standing figures before a seated god. | |
| 16690 | (none) | 1931,1010.27 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Miniature. Spread eagle. |
| 18927 | 35-1-10 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and 2 worshippers and goat. |
| 19006 | (none) | 1935,0112.45 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and three standing figures. |
| 18847 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and two columns of inscription. Much worn. |
| 19002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures. |
| 19120 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Two spread eagles. |
| 18780 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Unpierced. Two standing figures one on each side of a staff surmounted by a crescent. |
| 18921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Men fighting animals. |
| 18849 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hard black steatite. Worshipper and minor god before Nin-gal; behind her, a small figure of a god standing on an animal. Photo +. |
| 18979 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hunter and four animals; a column of inscription. |
| 7954 | (none) | 1928,1009.35 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli, with one gold cap. Damaged, chipped in lower register. Two registers; above, 4 figures approaching a seated deity; below, 3 figures (one broken away) approaching the seated deity behind whom is a crescent moon on a staff. |
| 15473 | (none) | 1930,1213.522 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. |
| 14041 | 31-17-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above; bird-headed men sucking drink from a bowl through a tube. Below; spread eagle and a pair of goats. |
| 14319 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: Banquet scene: bird-headed men sucking drink out of a tube from a large vase. |
| 19119 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Barrel-shaped. Two registers: above, banquet scene; below, anmials. |
| 19125 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometric design. |
| 19098 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometric; very roughly done. |
| 19005 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Hunter fighting animals. |
| 16679 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Palm tree, bull rampant and backed against it a man-headed(?) bull rampant. |
| 15043 | 31-17-19 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Lapis lazuli. Presentation. Star in crescent. Inscription dNin-gal-nam-nin-kho-ul dumu lu-dingir-ra N. son of L. scribe. HC.103. | |
| 18951 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two gazelles and small figures of two men in a boat. Very bad cratchy cutting. |
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