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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9578 | (none) | 1928,1010.251 | (none) | Cylinder Seal Haematite Presentation scene, seated god and 3 standing figures and a tree |
| 9330 | (none) | 1928,1009.25 | (none) | Cylinder seal Hematite Scene: 2 men, 2 bulls, 1 lion fighting. |
| 8681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers, above [reference to drawing] Below, [reference to drawing] One end chipped. |
| 10871 | (none) | 1928,1010.236 | (none) | Cylinder Seal lapis 2 registers: above 2 persons seated & drinking through tubes, one seated with attendant standing in front. Below, square shrine (?) (or table?) with standing attendant: then 2 seated figures each with standing attendant in front. Figures bird-headed. |
| 9315 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers: Above, 2 seated and 3 standing figures, and inscription. Below, a table of offerings and 6 people bringing offerings. Very archaic style. |
| 10872 | (none) | (none) | B16728 | Cylinder Seal Lapis 2 registers: above, 2 seated figures facing with three attendants standing; below, (shrine?) (or table?) with standing servitor, a harpist and 2 other standing figures facing him, a servant, a seated figure and an attendant. | |
| 8971 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis 3 figures before a god Broken and mended. The cylinder had silver beads and a tube of silver ran through it and was fixed to caps: the latter are decayed (and stuck to U.8972): the tube still inside. |
| 8529 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Anciently broken in half and the end ground down smooth. Scene: the lower parts only of 3 seated figures. |
| 9150 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Men fighting beasts. |
| 9321 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Mottled blue and white Heroes and human-headed bulls |
| 9529 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Presentation scene with inscription much defaced. Figures finely engraved- seated goddess, worshipper and minor god. |
| 9681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Presentation scene, 2 standing and 1 seated figures: inscription NIN-NIN = NIN-NIN agrig inspector? (official) dUd-sib of UD-SIB. |
| 9326 | (none) | 1928,1009.38 | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Standing god and 3 worshippers |
| 9813 | (none) | 1928,1010.268 | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli 2 bearded heroes, back to back, accosting a bearded lion and a bearded bull respectively A third hero attacks a second rampant lion Faultily bored |
| 9552 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull |
| 9082 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli 2 registers Above: male figure attacking rampant gazelle - behind the gazelle a rampant lion, also, figure behind the man. Beyond them a second male figure wearing a pigtail? Similarly engaged. Below: male figure holding rampant lion by the tail - a gazelle - 2 rampant lions crossed - a gazelle, all rampant. Also, a crescent moon - above a post? |
| 9023 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Gilgamesh and Enkidu back to back. The former, horned, grasps a rampant leopard? (a spotted beast) by the tail, the latter apparently wearing a tiara consisting of 4 erect head pieces grasps a rampant lion by the tail. Beyond, a horned and bearded hero advancing towards a rampant gazelle. c. 3000 BC |
| 8464 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero and on either side, facing him an antelope and a lion rampant Attributes: 2 stars. |
| 9809 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli Hero between 2 rampant gazelles. Beyond is a rampant lion crossed with a bearded bull rampant; and beyond this again, above a small rampant gazelle, and below an even smaller gazelle next to a plant. |
| 9242 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero wearing a tiara, and a second bearded hero standing between a bearded bull and a lion on the one side and a gazelle and a lion on the other |
| 10303 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Male figure; on either side a rampant gazelle, behind each gazelle a rampant lion and beyond the lions a second male figure NB The male figures have bird heads |
| 10168 | (none) | 1928,1010.252 | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Men fighting rampant lions and bulls |
| 9710 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Part of one end missing Presentation scene before seated god |
| 10765 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Rampant lion fighting Ea-bani; bearded male fighting horned and bearded bull; and a male figure with a bird head fighting a rampant bull |
| 9064 | (none) | (none) | B16898 | Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Silver core Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion and rampant bull respectively. |
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