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)
11889 30-12-7 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting.
17678 32-40-324 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Eye; joined ladders. On photo: U.17679.
6106 (none) (none) B16296, B16296 Cylinder seal. White frit. Unpierced. Inscribed: Lugal-nu-zu aon of E-te-nin-ka ilSin. E.
6752 (none) (none) B16283 Cylinder seal. White crystal. Plain. E.
12795A 30-12-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.
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.
12023 30-12-26 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Men fighting.
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]
13031 30-12-44 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Greenish. Presentation scene and 1 dwarf-like figure.
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.
17314 31-43-63 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Unpierced. Unfinished. A reserve for an inscription which has not been inserted.
17312 (none) 1931,1010.26 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. 3 standing figures.
17015 31-43-52 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. 3 figures before a standing goddess. Goose
7121 (none) (none) B16289 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Palm branch between 2 worshippers, who hold hand upraised. Attributes: Crescent moon, Rampant Lion. 2400 BC. E.
7680 (none) (none) B16893 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Obliterated. Scene of worship. Votary led by the hands by minor deity towards seated presiding deity.
17014 31-43-65 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Miniature. Gilgamesh and Eabani fighting rampant lion.
7556 (none) (none) B16886, B16886 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed: practically illegible? Scene of worship: Minor deity introducing worshipper to Nannar before whom stands the crescent moon on a staff.
15813 31-17-124, 31-17-124 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed.
7895 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed with the names of three divinities: ^dNI?-TUR-KU? ^dNin-dul, ^dAya. Two heavily draped divinities greeting one another, between them one line of inscription. Behind the minor deity a second line of inscription. Behind this an attendant carrying a club? Behind, a third line and a second attendant, hands clasped at waist.
17334 31-43-41 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. Enkidu and Eabani fighting rampant lion.
17332 31-43-17 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Fragment. 3 geese (?).
7525 (none) (none) B16901 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. 3 figures obliterated. Presentation scene before seated god bearing staff in left hand. IIIrd Dyn. of Ur. [drawing of scene]
7894 (none) (none) B16881 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Scene of worship. Votary led by the hands by minor deity towards seated Nannar. Nannar and minor deity wear flounced kaunakes skirt and low head dress. Votary shaven and shorn wearing long skirt fringed in front. Behind votary a rampant lion between 4 vertical lines, which may represent the doors of a shrine? Attributes: crescent moons one against the other as on the burnt bricks of Sin-Iddinam.
17328 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. One human figure thus [drawing] and a small animal (?) roughly incised.

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