Lapis Lazuli

Lapis is a deep blue stone that is mottled with white calcite and brassy pyrite. It has a mohs scale of 5-5.5 and has a dull luster.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
20062	(none)	1935,0112.39	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometrical design.
16399	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Gilgamesh and Eabani fighting rampant lion.
8417	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Inscribed but obliterated. Bearded hero attacking rampant bull and second hero with high horns and bulls feet attacking rampant lion.
9010	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis Lazuli. Inscribed: Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion and rampant bull respectively. [The following is probably a later addition to the card] Legend: Ur-Igi-gal; servant of Igi-gal or of the Seer (?)
17904	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Introductory scene, 2 standing figures, seated deity; 3 lines of erased inscription.
7957	(none)	1928,1009.40	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Introductory scene, standing god, minor god and worshipper. Poor engraving.
9027	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Man-headed bearded bull crossed with lion rampant. On one side a spotted leopard?, on the other side a gazelle, both rampant. A grotesque male figure grasps the leopard by the tail. This figure wears a tiara? This is represented by 4 engraved lines having the appearance of plumes over the head. Behind the gazelle near the top of the seal, a small grotesque figure resting upon one knee. Coarse second-rate cutting.
13513	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Pair of warriors back to back each fighting a rampant lion.
12157	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. Poor condition. Bird-headed man between rampant gazelles.
12720	30-12-17	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting.
18208	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Scene of worship. One seated and one standing figure and 3 columns of inscription much defaced.
12079	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Silver caps (fixed to seal by hollow bitumen stem) Heroes fighting bearded bulls. (with caps).
12674	30-12-4	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Strung in their silver wire ring. Bearded bulls, lions and antelopes all rampant.
11402	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis lazuli. Subject: A god wearing long dress with transverse folds, standing left holding a club (?) with water falling from his shoulders: on either side of him a group of 2 standing naked figures with horned crowns; each pair has 2 arms raised & crossing. 2 holding between them a staff? Poor thin cutting.
19000	(none)	1935,0112.47	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting animals.
12654	30-12-12	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals.
6133	(none)	(none)	B16294	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Upper and lower band showing gazelles passing sacred tree. About 3000 BC. E.
1054	(none)	(none)	B15276	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Very small.
7956	(none)	(none)	B16856	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: tall slender type broken in antiquity; mended. Two registers: above, 2 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with crescent. Below, 3 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with star; behind her a tree.
8666	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: with gold caps. Subject: Gilgamesh and lion, hero and antelope.
11104	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis Paste. 1-end chipped: small portion missing. Presentation scene: before seated god: minor deity introduces worshipper. Attributes: cresent moon, and behind seated god a palm. L. 21mm D. 10mm For subject compare U.10796-a lapis seal found in an adjoining grave at the same depth- PG 825.
11458	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis with gold caps.
11581	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. A man, animals & a palm tree.
12471	30-12-38	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Presentation scene with seated god and 2 standing figures.
9693	(none)	1928,1010.238	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Scene: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull.