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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8290 | (none) | (none) | B16863 | Cylinder seal. Shell. Pinkish. Slightly blackened by fire. Two registers. Subject indistinct. Above: A spread eagle. Below: A kneeling? man, and a snake? occupying the full length of the seal 2 winged dragons, crossed, and a rampant bull. | |
| 8991 | (none) | (none) | B16859A | Cylinder seal. Steatite, dark grey mottled. Scene: Gilgamesh, Eabani, lion and bull. | |
| 8416 | (none) | (none) | B16870 | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Green. Small piece missing near one end. Inscribed. Slightly concave. Two rampant lions back to back. Each is attacked by a naked bearded and horned hero. Between the 2 lions tails 3 vertical lines with rounded heads standing above a pair of spread wings? - thus [drawing] | |
| 16749 | 31-43-19 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. 2 crescents on poles and an X. Rough work. | |
| 16612 | 31-43-53 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Presentation scene. 3 standing deities. Crescent moon and Palm. | |
| 16709 | 31-43-44 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Nude female standing; god in long skirt, right foot tree and poised on a low stool, raises hand in greeting to a standing warrior who is clad in a short tunic. | |
 | 18922 | 35-1-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A god driving a chariot drawn by a winged gryphon(?); between the wings rises a goddess armed with a bow, in front of it is another god. One column of inscription. Inscription: Ur-gis-me-e (C.J.G.) |
| 18947 | 35-1-11 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A spread eagle grasping two wild goats. |
| 15479 | 31-17-130 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Chariot drawn by an antelope(?) headed by a man. Emblem-spread eagle. | |
| 16609 | 31-43-35 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene before seated god. Behind throne a (shrine door)? depicted like a ladder with 6 rungs. | |
| 15478 | 31-17-20 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Standing god, worshipper & rampant lion. | |
| 15474 | 31-17-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 scorpions. | |
| 13663 | 31-17-23 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Broken. God and worshipper, crescent and emblem. Fragment of inscription. steatite. HC.1929/30 - 100. | |
| 18924 | 35-1-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Brown steatite. Two heroes fighting animals. |
| 15307 | 31-17-126 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. 2 men & 2 scorpions. | |
| 18974 | 35-1-9, 35-1-9 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. One seated and three standing figures: two columns of inscription. Inscription: Lugal-ma (C.J.G.) |
| 14489 | 31-17-16 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. | |
| 18946 | 35-1-4 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Animals fighting; two lions heraldically crossed and two gazelles. |
| 18870 | 35-1-12 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated goddess and two standing figures. |
| 18919 | 35-1-22, 35-1-22 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green steatite (?) with copper caps. Two standing gods shaking hands: two men killing a kneeling prisoner: two columns of inscription supported by an animal. Good work. | |
| 18981 | 35-1-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green stone. 2 heroes fighting lions. |
| 16623 | 31-43-64 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Unfinished. Unpierced. 2 standing figures. Crude cutting. | |
| 16677 | 31-43-24 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey marble? Presentation scene: 2 standing figures before a seated god. | |
| 18927 | 35-1-10 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and 2 worshippers and goat. |
| 14041 | 31-17-17 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above; bird-headed men sucking drink from a bowl through a tube. Below; spread eagle and a pair of goats. |
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