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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1047 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Figures and inscription. |
| 1048 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Standing figures. |
| 1049 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Small: figures and inscription. |
| 1050 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Figures. |
| 1051 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White quartzite. Chipped. Figures. |
| 1052 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite: presentation scene. |
| 1053 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Bad condition. Figures and inscription. |
| 1111 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment (711) of New Babylonian Clay cylinder with inscription for Nabonidus (cf. Langdon, Neubab.Konigsinscar. P.250ff.) Duplicate of U.1131, U.1132 and other fragments unnumbered making up part of the complete cylinder. |
| 1131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment from middle of a baked clay cylinder of Nabonidus (cf. U.1132, U.1111) in 2 columns 2 3/8 [60.325mm] by 1 3/4 [44.45mm] inscription concerning the building of E-lugal-galga-si-sa, the Ziggurat of Ur. Joins U.1132, and another fragment unnumbered making up part of complete cylinder. |
| 1132 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment from left side of backed clay cylinder of Nabonidus. Part of same object as U.1113, but does not join. (Joins a later discovered fragmnet, completing the left end of the cylinder) Joins U.1131, and another fragment unnumbered making up part of complete cylinder. |
| 1152 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Persian(?) 2 gryphons facing palm tree. [drawing] |
| 1155 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment from small baked clay barrel-cylinder of Nabonidus. Fragments of 4 lines, from Column I. Inscription of duplicate of U.1111, U.1113, etc. Probably part of same object as U.1154 but does not join. |
| 1156 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of baked clay barrel-cylinder of nabonidus, inscription duplicate of that upon U.1111, U.1113, etc. Fragments of 15 lines, from column I. |
| 1157 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Portion of baked clay barrel-cylinder of Nabonidus, inscribed as U.1111, U.1131, etc. 16 lines, column I and 5 column II. |
| 1159 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cylinder seal. Blue stone. With traces of incised figures. |
| 1168 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. With device of winged animal rampant between two supporting human figures. The animal faces right, and between left man and the animal a scorpion stands in the field. Inscribed: -Ba-da-da mar Ma-li. |
| 1169 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Stone. Engraved with figures of man and animal. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1171 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cylinder seal. Fragment of Drab stone, engraved with rough figures, bird, etc. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1172 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cylinder seal. Black stone. Engraved with figures, goddess and worshippers. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1173 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cylinder seal. Black stone. Engraved with figures in 2 registers: upper register presentation to god; lower register, frieze of swans swimming to right. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1187 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Black steatite cylinder-seal with device of "introduction" to a god, who faces right with crescent over him. Inscribed: - IM-ti-dam; mar I-li-mi. |
| 1189 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Black steatite cylinder seal with rather careless design of the "introduction" scene, the god facing right, with crescent before him. |
| 1193 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Portion of a shell cylinder (split down middle), with part of inscription. A-tu, mar? |
| 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 |
| 1224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell cylinder seal, broken and in bad condition. The device appears to show two confronting winged animals. |
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