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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17014 | 31-43-65 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Miniature. Gilgamesh and Eabani fighting rampant lion. | |
| 17015 | 31-43-52 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. 3 figures before a standing goddess. Goose | |
| 17017 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Calcite. Grey. Unpierced. Seated god and standing figure before hair. | |
| 1706 | (none) | (none) | B15594 | Cylinder seal. Light brown stone. With traces of archaic design of fishes. | |
| 17245 | 31-43-33, 31-43-33 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Lazib, son of Bibi.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 17251 | 31-43-43 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
 | 17312 | (none) | 1931,1010.26 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. 3 standing figures. |
| 17314 | 31-43-63 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Unpierced. Unfinished. A reserve for an inscription which has not been inserted. | |
| 17315 | 31-43-45 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hematite. Black. Cut down. Three standing figures, an animal, crescent moon. Two wedge like signs. | |
| 17317 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Two standing figures and a winged dragon. |
| 17318 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Tree and criss cross decoration. |
| 17319 | 31-43-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Animals (?) at gate of shrine course cutting. | |
| 17321 | 31-43-61 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble (?). Brown. Sides convex. God standing behind a crescent on a pole and a second deity introducing the votary advances toward the pole. Dwarf like figure. Animal. | |
| 17322 | 31-43-18 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Light brown. Trial piece. Unfinished. |
| 17325 | 31-43-40 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Grey. One roughly cut human figure and second carrying an animal (?) two spears? [second carrying an animal has been crossed out on catalog card] | |
| 17326 | 31-43-49 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Two standing figures. Between them crescent on a pole. A third figure inverted to the other two. | |
| 17328 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. One human figure thus [drawing] and a small animal (?) roughly incised. |
| 17329 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. White. Presentation scene. |
| 1733 | (none) | (none) | B15589 | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Very scratchily engraved on one side only with design of 2 men fighting a lion. P. [drawing] | |
| 17332 | 31-43-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. 3 geese (?). | |
| 17334 | 31-43-41 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. Enkidu and Eabani fighting rampant lion. | |
| 1734 | (none) | (none) | B15590 | Cylinder seal. grey stone. Broken. Upper part only of introduction scene with crescent moon in front of god. P. | |
| 17344 | 31-43-30 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Dark grey. Small portion missing. Presentation scene. Two standing figures before a seated god. Crescent moon. | |
| 17678 | 32-40-324 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White limestone. Eye; joined ladders. On photo: U.17679. |
| 17702 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Clay. Tree encircled with fillet between 2 adoring figures; crescent on staff. |
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