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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Men fighting animals. |
| 18926 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two figures seated and drinking through tubes, and a standing attendant. |
| 18949 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two seated figures and standing attendant; two columns of inscription. Inscription: Ur... (rest of name illegible in photograph) son of Ur-Nanna-pad-da. (C.J.G.) |
| 18951 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two gazelles and small figures of two men in a boat. Very bad cratchy cutting. |
| 18964 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures, and two columns of inscription. Inscription: Ur-ses-GIR, son of Ur-girenna (C.J.G.) |
| 18972 | (none) | 1935,0112.38 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 18973 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. One seated and 3 standing gods. |
| 18975 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis. Bull carrying a shrine, with worshippers, gods and animals. |
| 18977 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pale mottled steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 18978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 18979 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hunter and four animals; a column of inscription. |
| 18980 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Geometric design. |
| 18982 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Two hereos fighting gazelles. |
| 18983 | (none) | 1935,0112.37 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis. Two registers: above, banquet scene with two seated figures drinking through tubes; below, birds? |
| 18984 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Brown steatite. Hunters and animals. Poor and much worn. Photo (not worth taking) |
| 18985 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light yellowish steatite. God in a shrine(?), attendant, and palm tree. |
| 18986 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: above, standing figures; below animals. |
| 18987 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Two heroes fighting animals. |
| 18999 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Eagle grasping 2 gazelles. |
| 19000 | (none) | 1935,0112.47 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting animals. |
| 19001 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures: inscription erased. |
| 19002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and two standing figures. |
| 19003 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit(?) Hunter with gazelles. |
| 19004 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Hunter fighting animals. |
| 19005 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Hunter fighting animals. |
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