This category includes seals that are square or rectangular in shape.  They are created from any type of material.  They are used by pressing the inscribed side into a mud or clay object.  

Objects: Stamp Seals Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
14476 (none) 1930,1213.139 (none) Stamp seal. White marble(?) or pebble. scaraboid shape. Rudely engraved below thus: [drawing 1:1]
14791 (none) (none) (none) Clay seal? With cruciform pattern.
1510 (none) (none) (none) Seal. Black stone. Conical; deity(?) and crescent on pole.
15179 (none) (none) (none) Stamp seal. Conical. Chalcedony. Persian. Engraved with design of winged monster: bearded male head with conical hat, bulls body, bull feet. In front an altar, and above a cresent moon. [drawing 1:1]
15191 (none) (none) (none) Scaraboid seal. Lapis lazuli paste. Vulture; Asiatic sphinx; Neb sign.
15323 (none) 1930,1213.138 (none) Stamp seal. Black steatite. Square, with oval handle laterally pierced. Much worn: on the face a design. [drawing]
15491 (none) 1930,1213.143 (none) Stamp seal. Rounded, upper side umbilical. Greenish glaze with design of a dog(?). [drawing 1:1]
15493 (none) 1930,1213.142 (none) Scaraboid seal. Now dull yellow. glazed. Incised with design of sphinx. [drawing 1:1]
15703 (none) (none) (none) Stamp seal. Chacedony. Poorly cut. [drawing]
15706 (none) (none) (none) Scaraboid seal. Glazed. Engraved with ichthyomorphic? designs? [drawing 1:1]
15707 (none) (none) (none) Stamp seal. Glazed. [drawing 1:1]
15793 (none) (none) (none) Scaraboid seal. Glazed. [drawing 1:1]
15806 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Carnelian stamp seal. Engraved with figure of a squatting sphinx. [drawing 1:1]
15807 (none) 1930,1213.144 (none) Scaraboid seal. Glazed. [drawing 1:1]
160 (none) (none) (none) Conoid seal. Black steatite on base. A roughly sketched design almost recognizable. [drawing 1:1]
16106 (none) 1931,1010.72 (none) Flat seal. Greenish grey steatite. Spread eagle and gazelle - a pair?
16113 (none) (none) (none) Scaraboid seal. Yellow glazed frit. [drawing 1:1]
16117 31-43-66 (none) (none) Stamp seal. Mauve chalcedony(?) Concial-suspended by copper wire. Roughly engraved with figure of a man. [drawing]
16120 (none) (none) (none) Scaraboid seal. Dark green glazed frit. Engraved with crescent moon and squatting man. [drawing]
16137A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of scaraboid seals. Glaze paste.
16137B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of scaraboid seals. Glaze paste.
16140A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit.
16140B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit.
16165 (none) 1931,1010.75 (none) Flat seal. Brownish stone. 1 end missing. Ovoid. Figure standing before an alter(?) Attibute? Sun?
16167 (none) (none) (none) Flat seal. Oval quartz. Engraved with design of winged dragon.

Child Terms

Scaraboid Seals - Seal Rings