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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8420 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Geometric decoration [drawing] |
| 8425 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite Black Scene of worship? Primitive in style. Figure with both hands up raised approached by figure carrying an offering? Behind the votary an introducing deity? right arm upraised. |
| 8464 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero and on either side, facing him an antelope and a lion rampant Attributes: 2 stars. |
| 8476 | (none) | (none) | B16887 | Cylinder seal Steatite Black Inscribed but illegible. Two heroes attacking a rampant lion. One grasps him by the tail, the other attacks from the front. | |
| 8494 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Shell Blackened by fire Two rampant lions crossed on either side 2 rampant antelopes? and between them a naked hero |
| 8513 | (none) | (none) | B16869 | Cylinder seal White shell, much decayed, but preserving an inscription in the upper register [drawing of inscription] | |
| 8529 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Anciently broken in half and the end ground down smooth. Scene: the lower parts only of 3 seated figures. |
| 8575 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal White shell Very archaic design One human figure and 3 large pots? (see PG 313) |
| 8615 | (none) | (none) | B16828 | Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above: three seated deities(?) with a worshipper in front of each. Below: door: 3 seated and 3 standing figures. Archaic style. | |
| 8643 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers: above, banquet scene with 2 seated figures, 1 attendant, and shrine door. Below, one human figure and fighting animals. |
| 8646 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Very much worn: scene of fighting animals. |
| 8666 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: with gold caps. Subject: Gilgamesh and lion, hero and antelope. |
| 8668 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. In poor condition. |
| 8673 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Dark steatite Two registers: above, swans Below, fish?? Poor rough work, approaching to the period of the IIIrd Dynasty |
| 8681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers, above [reference to drawing] Below, [reference to drawing] One end chipped. |
| 8701 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell? Surface powdered through fire. 2 registers: Geometric designs consisting of circles and lines well spread apart radiating from them. [drawing] Design mostly obliterated. Broken in 2 halves. |
| 8713 | (none) | (none) | B16862 | Cylinder seal Shell, highly polished Geometric design. Triangles, short straight lines running parallel to one another and designs resembling a coiling serpent [drawing of serpent shape] | |
| 8714 | (none) | (none) | B17033 | Cylinder seal. Crystal. Two registers. Above: Male figure approaching from behind a lion? in front of the lion a fallen gazelle and in front of the gazelle a winged dragon. Below: A winged dragon, and second similar? and a rampant gazelle? | |
| 8747 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble. Mottled. 5 standing divinities all wearing high horned headdresses. One walks upon the mountain - left leg straight, right leg slightly bent at knee as in an attitude of climbing - in his right hand he holds a plume? Oblique lines on either side touching the shoulders and waist possibly the sun's rays? Facing him a divinity carrying an offering? in his left hand, behind a god carrying a gazelle. Beyond but facing the opposite direction a god Ea? with water flowing from eah shoulder and beyond again a god grasping a ladder, head turned towards Ea as if inviting him to ascend. Possibly this is the ladder of heaven which has already been ascended by all except these two divinities. |
| 8793 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite black. Seated god and 4 erect - gods? approaching one holds a vase with a handle to it. |
| 8799 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed but obliterated. Scene of worship. Votary led by the hand? to seated god. |
| 8845 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Subject obliterated pending treatment. |
| 8897 | (none) | (none) | B16868 | Cylinder seal. White shell. Seated goddess with star and moon and 4 standing figures. | |
| 8910 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. grey stone. Much worn. Design of running gazelles. |
| 8912 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light greenish-grey stone, Scene: a seated god and 2 standing figures: presentation scene. |
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