Seal Impression

This category includes clay objects on which seal impressions were made. Many of these were found in PG (the SIS layers). Some of them have impressions of what they were sealing on the opposite side: vessels or the knots used to lock doors.

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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)
18289	33-35-259	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. From a cylinder. Standing figure of worshipper, with shaven head and long dress.
18310	33-35-260	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene.
18311	33-35-261	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?)
18325	33-35-262	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Men and animals fighting. [Note on back of card reads Check in Catalog of Vol. IV, was there, but has been removed. The note is signed [illegible], and dated 1936.]
18393	33-35-159	(none)	(none)	Clay ball flattened on one side. Incised on it, lines which may be merely decoration but may be script.
18394A	33-35-263	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all.
18394J	33-35-272	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all.
18394K	33-35-273	(none)	(none)	[A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all.
18397A	33-35-293	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397B	33-35-289	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397C	33-35-290	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397D	33-35-291	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397E	33-35-292	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397F	33-35-294	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397G	33-35-295	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18397H	33-35-296	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Clay jar sealing. Fragments of impressed with finely drawn linear design which contains possible hieroglyphic elements.
18398	33-35-297	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example.
18398B	33-35-298	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example.
18399A	33-35-300	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399B	33-35-304	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399C	33-35-301	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399D	33-35-302	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399E	33-35-303	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18399F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18400A	33-35-305	(none)	(none)	Clay jar sealings. Fragments of. With curvilinear diaper pattern and pear-shaped filling ornament. One fragment has above the diaper pattern a row of animals.