Inlays
This category includes pieces of material used for decorating other objects.
This category includes pieces of inlay for furniture, boxes, other objects whose usage is unclear.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10438E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay |
| 10441 | (none) | 1928,1010.67 | (none) | Narrow gold [struck out: undecipherable] edging, three-sided, like the gold edging on the base of the harp: it was found by the side of the box (near side) especially towards the middle of it, and associated with fragments of narrow lapis strips and shell inlay figures: Probably it formed, with the lapis, a frame for the decorative mosaic panel. |
| 10442 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Mosaic in shell and lapis Part of the decoration of the big box, occupying the middle of the near side. The background is of lapis, the figures shell. All had fallen from their position and in all cases the face of the shell was so decayed that little of the design remains. Most of the design was figures, but there were also bits of purely decorative design. One part of each was sufficiently in situ to be waxed: the rest picked out in fragments. |
| 10475 | (none) | (none) | B17066 | Copper Object ? armour ? But it was apparently nailed into a wooden background. [drawing] Embossed on it two figures of lions and two of men and below, a disk with 8-petalled rosette. | |
| 10582E | (none) | 1928,1010.680 | (none) | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. |
| 12176 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. From a box? Squares & triangles of mother of pearl, red & black stone. |
| 12326 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell inlay. Soldier wearing a helmet and carrying a battle-axe. Hair done up in a chignon at back of head protruding beyond helmet: over left shoulder clothing in shape of a fleece, and under chin a beard; fleece & beard indicated by undulating lines. Head in profile, torso full face. All the incisions originally had black paint. Figure missing below waist- this must have been of some other material. This was found in conjunction with large pieces of slate that had evidently formed the framework to contain shell carvings, cf. Kish plaques. With the slate framework was found a large triangular piece of mother of pearl. |
| 12327 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Limestone Inlay. Fragment. Bald-headed Sumerian punting a bellum. Same as U.11400. |
| 12358A | (none) | 1929,1017.100 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358D | (none) | 1929,1017.103 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358E | (none) | 1929,1017.104 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358F | (none) | 1929,1017.105 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12682 | (none) | 1929,1017.57 | (none) | Shell inlay. Fragment. Engraved with figure of a rampant ibex. In background plants. The engraving is from on a cylindrical plaque ony one section remains. On the back is bitumen evidently used for fixing purposes. |
| 15803 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. Mother of pearl. Including small animal carvings. |
| 16216 | (none) | 1931,1010.264 | (none) | Mountings, gold-plated. Probably from a small stone box(?) 12 in all. The gold is a thin strip mounted on silver rods, from which project at the back short pegs for attachment - the gold is apparently soldered onto the silver, but the edges are turned down over it for better attachment. With these were nails of plain gold or of copper with gold heads; and some minute gold beads for fastening the edges of gold casing: 2 plain gold; 10 gold-headed, 4 beads; & a few fragments of gold leaf. BurSin NW man.p.3. |
| 16257 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold & Lapis Inlay. Small bits of lapis shaped shield fashion set in thin sheet gold which has been cut out to take the inlay. Most of the stones were found still in their setting and have been kept there; a few were scattered and have been replaced. The fragment lay face downwards on the threshold of the door and may have formed part of the decoration of the door itself or of the shrine behind. |
| 16270A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] Fragment of Inlay in gold, carnelian & lapis from the decoration of walls or objects in the BC rooms. [A] A gold star (6-pointed) and [B] 2 sun's rays of gold & carnelian from room 2 [crossed out] 7 9 [written beside] in Bur-Sins SE annex. [C] Agate [drawing] from Dungi room 1 [crossed out] 4. [D] Corrugated gold leaf, agate strip & square glass paste(?) tessera from Bur-Sins room 2 in SE annex. [drawing] |
| 16298 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Faience Inlay. Fragments (one complete) of pear-shaped pieces, and of others of black shell(?) burnt. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16428 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Inlay. Fragment. Lower part of draped figure in 1/2 round, with attchment behind for fixing by wire (into wood?) very fine work. |
| 16927E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering] |
| 17108 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone head. Dark steatite. For amulet (or for inlay?) unfinished work. |
| 17360 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Date stone. Jasper (?) Reddish. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17624 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold sheet. Fairly thick metal. Obviously plating from some object whose character cannot be determined. The surviving fragment comes from a rectangular piece, from the top right corner. Near the bottom of the fragment remains of panel with inscription impressed from the top surface. [drawing] |
| 17625C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. Shell: [A-F] Six fragments of white shell cut in strips 38mm wide and decorated with 3 horizontal rows of 'mountain' design: the top and bottom rows are merely outlined with a double incised line which was filled in with black: the middle row is champleve and filled in with bright red paste of which a good deal is preserved. [drawing] |
| 17625D | (none) | 1932,1008.34 | (none) | Inlay. Shell: [A-F] Six fragments of white shell cut in strips 38mm wide and decorated with 3 horizontal rows of 'mountain' design: the top and bottom rows are merely outlined with a double incised line which was filled in with black: the middle row is champleve and filled in with bright red paste of which a good deal is preserved. [drawing] |
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