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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 192E | (none) | 1923,1110.147 | (none) | Bone [crossed out] Shell object. Resembling an elongated flower petal, grooved face, smooth at base, front curved: at the back 2 converging drill-holes showing trace of bronze wire whereby bone was attached to some other object. U.192 E Consists of 3 petals cut out of one piece of bone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 192A | (none) | 1923,1110.148 | (none) | Bone [crossed out] Shell object. Resembling an elongated flower petal, grooved face, smooth at base, front curved: at the back 2 converging drill-holes showing trace of bronze wire whereby bone was attached to some other object. U.192 E Consists of 3 petals cut out of one piece of bone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 192B | (none) | 1923,1110.149 | (none) | Bone [crossed out] Shell object. Resembling an elongated flower petal, grooved face, smooth at base, front curved: at the back 2 converging drill-holes showing trace of bronze wire whereby bone was attached to some other object. U.192 E Consists of 3 petals cut out of one piece of bone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 192C | (none) | 1923,1110.150 | (none) | Bone [crossed out] Shell object. Resembling an elongated flower petal, grooved face, smooth at base, front curved: at the back 2 converging drill-holes showing trace of bronze wire whereby bone was attached to some other object. U.192 E Consists of 3 petals cut out of one piece of bone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 192D | (none) | 1923,1110.151 | (none) | Bone [crossed out] Shell object. Resembling an elongated flower petal, grooved face, smooth at base, front curved: at the back 2 converging drill-holes showing trace of bronze wire whereby bone was attached to some other object. U.192 E Consists of 3 petals cut out of one piece of bone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2920 | (none) | 1927,1003.240 | (none) | Eye from figurine. Shell with pupil of lapis lazuli. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3208 | (none) | 1927,1003.241 | (none) | Shell inlay fragment. Showing lower part of dress and feet of individual in profile. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2826 | (none) | 1927,1003.242 | (none) | Fragment of inlay. Shell, pierced at back for fixing and part of presentation scene; both figures have crowns and long hair and one carries a wand. Probably 1st Dynasty. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3057 | (none) | 1927,1003.243 | (none) | Fragment of engraved shell. Curved and engraved with flower pattern. |
| 3188 | (none) | 1927,1003.247 | (none) | Shell inlay fragment. With legs of bull ascending mountain. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3143 | (none) | 1927,1003.252 | (none) | Inlay fragment. Chevron of fine lapis. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2563 | (none) | 1927,1003.256 | (none) | Fragment of lapis-lazuli. From inlay: representing man's curled beard. Pierced at back for fixing. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3187 | (none) | 1927,1003.257 | (none) | Fragment of blue glass paste. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2752 | (none) | 1927,1003.258 | (none) | Fragment of inlay. Lapis-lazuli, with incised lines representing hair or water. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2866 | (none) | 1927,1003.97 | (none) | Bronze inlay. Fragment of thin metal plate, engraved: stream of water from figure of Ea or Gilgamesh [drawing 1:1] | |
| 8019A | (none) | 1928,1009.142 | (none) | [A-B] Two lapis eye sockets. Intended to have shell iris set in (cf. one attached to U.8013) |
| 10437A | (none) | 1928,1010.253 | (none) | [A-B] Shell Carving 2 pieces found together; floral motive; on one (A) is a tiny lion. Use unknown. [drawing] 1:1 A [drawing] 1:1 B |
| 9591 | (none) | 1928,1010.298 | (none) | Mosaic Fragment perhaps from a box: the woodwork was entirely perished, and all that survives is a patch of incrustation work formed of minute squares of reddish wood set in bitumen: the squares measure 4 to 5 millimetres across. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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