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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2726 | (none) | 1927,1003.195 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC2100 [drawing] |
| 3235 | (none) | 1927,1003.196 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Broken. Limestone. Archaic: before 3000 BC. [drawing] |
| 2765 | (none) | 1927,1003.198 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Dark (basalt) stone. 3rd Ur Dynasty. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2859 | (none) | 1927,1003.200 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
| 2683 | (none) | 1927,1003.201 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Carnelian. Time of Assyr influence about BC 700. [drawing] |
| 3084 | (none) | 1927,1003.202 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2700. [drawing] |
| 3359 | (none) | 1927,1003.203 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. About BC 2500. [drawing] |
| 3083 | (none) | 1927,1003.204 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Limestone. About BC 2200. Inscript to dShamash. [drawing] |
| 2714 | (none) | 1927,1003.205 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Rock crystal. Broken. Unusual scene. About BC 2300. [drawing] |
| 2757 | (none) | 1927,1003.9 | (none) | Clay cylindrical column of Sin-balatsuigbi. Copy of inscriptions of Bur-Sin recording the foundation of 3 statues Ivth column in Semitic: Copy of bricks from? Ur work of Bur-Sin king of Ur, (which) when searching for the plan lines of Egish-shirgal, Sinbalatsuigbi, vice regent of Ur (has found). Nabushumiddina son of Idin-an-ni-u. priest (kal-lu) of Sin, for inspection has singled and inscribed. On the top: (In front) of the shrine of Enlil. H.C. (A15, p384) | |
| 7529 | (none) | 1928,0109.15 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White marble. Two heroes attacking rampant lion. One grasps lion by tail. Palm tree rising from pot? Linear figures. |
| 7953 | (none) | 1928,1009.12 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White crystal, with copper caps; carinated. Two Gilgamesh figures each fighting a lion. Large cylinder, well cut. The central hole is filled with white paste having chevron bands of bright red which shows through the crystal. Inscribed. |
| 7992 | (none) | 1928,1009.13 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Fighting beasts and men. |
| 7681 | (none) | 1928,1009.14 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Fragment. White marble. Rampant lion. Rampant bull. Attacked by hero with feathered headdress. |
| 7553 | (none) | 1928,1009.16 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Frit. Grey. Stag, 2 stars, upright pole? Spear sticking vertically in ground. Persian. |
| 8699 | (none) | 1928,1009.17 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Brown mottled steatite. Winged god in a shrine and two minor gods apparently opening the shrine doors. |
| 8085 | (none) | 1928,1009.18 | (none) | Cylinder seal of yellowish white quartzite. Two registers: Above, a door(?), then a seated deity & a worshipper, then a worshipper pouring a libation into a tall vase with fronds rising from it, set in front of a seated deity. Below, 2 rams, one on each side of a tree, then a worshipper before a seated deity, then a man catching a rampant antelope. Very archaic style. |
| 8792 | (none) | 1928,1009.19 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Two registers. Above: a banquet scene. Below: men and animals. |
| 8056C | (none) | 1928,1009.21 | (none) | Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable. |
| 9120 | (none) | 1928,1009.22 | (none) | Cylinder seal White shell The surface damaged Gilgamesh and Eabani |
| 8721 | (none) | 1928,1009.24 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Highly polished. 2 rampant lions crossed and on either side a rampant gantelope. Between the antelopes a palm or corn [drawing] |
| 9330 | (none) | 1928,1009.25 | (none) | Cylinder seal Hematite Scene: 2 men, 2 bulls, 1 lion fighting. |
| 8342 | (none) | 1928,1009.26 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Mottled grey steatite. Subject: a seated god, with an attendant behind his chair and 3 personages upright in front of him: all wear the horned headdress, so it cannot be the presentation scene. Good, bold work. |
| 9282 | (none) | 1928,1009.27 | (none) | Cylinder seal Dark mottled steatite with copper caps. Introduction scene: seated god and 3 figures approaching him and carrying respectively a tall vase, a cup and box and a gazelle [three lines of undecipherable text erased] |
| 7909 | (none) | 1928,1009.28 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Green. Enthroned god with high horned headdress and kaunakes skirt stretching out wand to bull supporting shrine on his back. On either side of shrine, wings outspread and behind shrine a worshipper carrying a curved staff in his outstretched hands. Hair done up in a knot above shoulders. Bull is probably a symbol of strength and thus supports the shrine, the worshipper is probably represented as about to enter and the god as seated within. [drawing] |
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