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. 

Objects: Cylinder Seals Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
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]
17322 31-43-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Light brown. Trial piece. Unfinished.
12023 30-12-26 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Men fighting.
7920 (none) (none) B16900 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Scene of worship before Nannar. Enthronoed Nannar wearing horned headdress extends right hand to greet 2 standing gods also wearing horned headdress and with left arm upraised. Attributes: crescent moon and spear? with a shaped top.
12795A 30-12-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.
6752 (none) (none) B16283 Cylinder seal. White crystal. Plain. E.
6106 (none) (none) B16296, B16296 Cylinder seal. White frit. Unpierced. Inscribed: Lugal-nu-zu aon of E-te-nin-ka ilSin. E.
17678 32-40-324 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Eye; joined ladders. On photo: U.17679.
11889 30-12-7 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting.
11428 30-12-51 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell much decayed.
11528 30-12-8 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell much decayed. Subject: a man & 2 lions rampant against a deer? upside down.
11443 30-12-49 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell, much decayed. Inscription apparently: Sagdudu. HC..5.
7118 (none) (none) B16288 Cylinder seal. White shell. 2 registers. Upper register. Spend eagle between 2 gazelles - standing club. Below. Net. Before 3000 BC. E.
11725 30-12-40 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. A god with one foot on a hill, & 3 worshippers. Inscription (Lug)al(?)-(?)-la(?)-ni dub-sar(=scribe).
11978 30-12-9 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell. Decayed, but design visible of fighting animals.
19486 35-1-19 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Design of men ovals horizontally placed
11405 30-12-39 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell. Presentation scene: Seated goddess: before her a female worshipper introduced by a goddess.
11533 30-12-24 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell. Scene.
8897 (none) (none) B16868 Cylinder seal. White shell. Seated goddess with star and moon and 4 standing figures.
7127 (none) (none) B16295 Cylinder seal. White shell. Winged gate over crouching bull on right, a seated goddess on left, and kneeling Gilgamesh both holding gate with ropes. Before 3000 BC? E.
14013 31-17-121 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16177 31-43-26 (none) (none) Cylinder seal.White shell. Linear design.
1267 (none) (none) B15592, B15592 Cylinder seal; scene of "introduction" to seated god facing right, with star and crescent above. Inscription: Lugal-asum-gal (cf. U.1268) mar Ur-sul. Su-du-a.
11110 (none) (none) B16897 Cylinder Seal? lapis lazuli. Minute linear incisions oblique to the vertical axis of the seal. 2 registers. [drawing]
8056A (none) (none) B16882 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.

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