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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19242 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black shale? Men and animals. |
| 19217 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite, carniated. Hero fighting animals. |
| 16628 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 standing figures on either side of a palm tree which rises from a vase: behind one of the figures a camel. |
| 16631 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 standing figures, between them a pole, goose(?) and behind it a second pole. |
| 16639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 3 human figures and a rampant lion. |
| 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. | |
| 16614 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Coarse cutting. Presentation scene: 2 standing figures before an enthroned god. |
| 15801 | (none) | 1930,0012.13 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragment. Inscribed. |
| 19004 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Hunter fighting animals. |
| 15480 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Presentation scene before seated deity. In front of the seated deity, sits a dog. (wrongly numbered on photo-print U.15580) |
| 14082 | 31-43-242 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Men fighting rampant lion. |
| 19164 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Not pierced. Standing figure, tree and spread eagle. |
| 15482 | (none) | 1930,1213.135 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene before seated deity. Inscribed. |
| 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. | |
| 16649 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene: 2 figures before an enthroned god. |
| 16680 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene: (?) and 8 lines horizontal to the vertical axis. |
| 18978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Seated deity and 3 standing figures. |
| 15475 | (none) | 1930,1213.524 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Spread eagle. |
| 15478 | 31-17-20 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Standing god, worshipper & rampant lion. | |
| 18926 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two figures seated and drinking through tubes, and a standing attendant. |
| 16708 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Unpierced. Gilgamesh & Eabani fighting rampant lion. Palm rising from champagne vase, water flows from it. |
| 15474 | 31-17-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 scorpions. | |
| 16650 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 standing figures in salutation on either side of a palm. Crescent moon on pole. |
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