This category includes all materials that have a clay base but are not fired originally.  This includes objects such as tablets and mudbrick.  It includes materials that may have been fired after discovery to help in conserving the object.  It can also be refered to as mud figures or mud brick.  It sometimes inlcudes organics or pieces of rock fragment as temper.  

Objects: Unfired Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
13938 (none) (none) (none) Seal impression. Finely cut figures: scorpion, ass, monkey? bull-head, etc. This seal is more clearly represented on 13963.
14617 31-16-636 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate linear.
14586 31-16-602 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate linear pattern.
14588 30-12-761 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate linear pattern.
14688 31-16-605 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate geometrical design.
14769 31-16-601 (none) (none) Seal impression. Eagle, conflicting animals, gazelle.
14687 31-16-612 (none) (none) Seal impression. Design representing basketwork?
14163 31-16-672 (none) (none) Seal impression. Deer, star, branch (tree), and man.
14643 31-16-673 (none) (none) Seal impression. Dancing man?
14000 31-16-616 (none) (none) Seal impression. Cult scene. Naked man with pot before seated figure, behind him pots and another object.
13954 31-16-679 (none) (none) Seal impression. Arabesque.
14514 31-16-681 (none) (none) Seal impression. Animal & human figure.
14825A 31-16-633 (none) (none) Seal impression. 2 pieces. Probalby belonging together. Stars, stylized reptile, etc. and rosette stamp.
14825B 31-16-671 (none) (none) Seal impression. 2 pieces. Probalby belonging together. Stars, stylized reptile, etc. and rosette stamp.
14597 31-16-603 (none) (none) Seal impression. 2 persons concerned with pots: a child; an emblem; a rosette stamp;
12771N 31-17-319D (none) (none) Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].
14813 31-16-652 (none) (none) Jar-sealing. Scratchings. Signs(?) HC.2036
13653 31-16-629 (none) (none) Jar-sealing. Archaic human figures and unidentified details.
13607A 31-16-677 (none) (none) Jar-sealing. [A-B] Two large fragments. Original diam. part. c. 013 Inscription: (me)s (?)-an-ni-p(ad)-da Lugal Kiski dam nu-gig. Left of inscriptions: naked man holding lion by tail, lion facing another man. Right of inscriptions: Lion attacks caprid; fine gilgamis figure holding caprid; himself attacked by lion. Below inscription: square design of four little naked men (note hair or headdress) each attacking one in front? with dagger (of different sorts.) Hc. 1929/30-4.
14733 31-16-678 (none) (none) Jar-sealing, mark of linen beneath.
14878 31-16-680 (none) (none) Jar sealings. With rough scratchings. (complete).
6748A (none) (none) (none) Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne.
6748B (none) (none) (none) Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne.
16148 31-43-77 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark green baked clay. Gilgamesh, Eabani & rampant lion.
17702 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Tree encircled with fillet between 2 adoring figures; crescent on staff.

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