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) |
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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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