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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8056B | (none) | (none) | B16891 | 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. | |
| 11661 | 30-12-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar. | |
| 16704 | 31-43-42 | (none) | (none) | Fragment. Cylinder seal. hematite. Presentation scene; Standing god and 2 standing figures approaching. Crescent moon and star. | |
| 11598A | 30-12-35 | (none) | (none) | Group. [A](1) Cylinder Seal, lapis, man, lion & gazelle]. [B](2) Copper Axe Type XVII. [C](3) A few beads of lapis and copper. | |
 | 11452A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. Consisting of [A] (1) a cylinder seal of red baked clay with white slip: in poor condition but interesting for its fabric. It is attached to part of a copper pin. Inscription EN-dUtu(?); [B] (2) a few beads of lapis and silver, mixed types; [C] (3) a silver hair-ring, 5 spiral coils of thin wire; [D] (4) a copper pin, point missing. |
| 17811D | 32-40-325 | (none) | (none) | Group. From one burial. (A) [A, E-I] Six gold earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each earrings, small hollow lunate type, worn in sets of 3 in each ear. (B) Gold finger ring, thin metal with edges bent inwards to form a ribbed hoop. [drawing] (C) Beads: lapis diamonds, gold double conoids, silver disks, carnelian and steatite lentoids. (D) Cylinder seal, shell: hunter and lion and 2 columns of inscription. |
| 12374F | 30-12-2 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project] | |
| 12380Y | 30-12-3 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B]Wreath of gold medallions with lapis canters on a string of lapis and carnelian beads [C] Wreath of triple gold willow leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [D] Wreath of gold beech leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [E.1-.2] Two large gold lunate earrings. [F.1-.2] Two gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [G-I] 3 gold flowers on silver stems. [J] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [K] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [L] Necklace of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [M] Necklace of large fluted ball beads gold and lapis and carnelian rings: (for order see field notes). [N] Necklace of Carnelian and gold double conoids and carnelian rings. [O] Necklace of carnelian rings, gold balls and lapis rounds. [P]Bracelet of large lapis and gold, lapis and carnelian rings. [Q-V] Six gold finger-rings, all of cable pattern between plain rims of different sizes. [W] Bracelet of 4 lapis and 4 gold. Diamond beads and carnelian rings. [X] Gold pin with lapis ball head [Type] V. [Y] Lapis cylinder seal. [Z] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. |
| 12390C | 31-17-119 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Silver wire spiral coil hair ring (one). [B] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [C] White shell cylinder seal much decayed: subject, 1 human figure and 4 fighting animals, heraldically crossed. [D] Copper pin with painted head [Type] IV B. | |
| 12705D | 30-12-348 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E] (5) Spindles copper with lapis whorl. | |
| 17806C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Groups: From one burial. (A) Gold fillet, of narrow thin ribbon, twisted. (B) [B.1-.2] A pair of gold earrings, each consisting of two complete earrings intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type: in each case, one earring is fatter than the other: D.'s 15mm and 13mm respectively. One hoop is broken. (C) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, standing, human figures roughly cut. (D) Gold finger ring, hollow tube pressed in along the periphery thus [drawing]. (E) Beads: gold and carnelian, lapis and silver diamonds: gold and carnelian barrels and double conoids; mixed types, large lentoids, bugles, balls and double conoids of carnelian, agate, lapis. For order see field notes. |
| 16547 | 31-43-51 | (none) | (none) | Limestone cylinder seal Nin-es(?)-ba-na, Son of ... H.C. 30/II, 3. | |
| 16743 | 31-43-46 | (none) | (none) | Quartz cylinder. Unengraved. Unpierced. cf. U. 16606. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 16025 | 31-43-27 | (none) | (none) | Quartzite Cylinder seal. HC../30 UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16026 | 31-43-23 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragment. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16022 | 31-43-39, 31-43-39 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragmentary . d.Sulpae son of... HC.30/I.8. UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 17245 | 31-43-33, 31-43-33 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Lazib, son of Bibi.[CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16021 | 31-43-25, 31-43-25 | (none) | (none) | Steatite Cylinder seal. Nana son of Gudea,the jeweller. HC.30/I.7. UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
| 16546 | 31-43-36 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Ur-gar(?). HC.30/II, 2. | |
| (none) | 30-12-57 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-58 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-59 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-60 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| (none) | 30-12-61 | (none) | (none) | Unknown | |
| 1837 | 30-12-62 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
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