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)
14896A 31-16-604 (none) (none) Seal impression. Inscription (rare or new signs?) 3 rosettes. Another, nearly complete. Another, nearly complete. 1 rosette. HC.1429, HC.226, HC.237.
14597 31-16-603 (none) (none) Seal impression. 2 persons concerned with pots: a child; an emblem; a rosette stamp;
14586 31-16-602 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate linear pattern.
14769 31-16-601 (none) (none) Seal impression. Eagle, conflicting animals, gazelle.
14588 30-12-761 (none) (none) Seal impression. Elaborate linear pattern.
(none) 30-12-61 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 30-12-60 (none) (none) Unknown
10192 (none) (none) B17594 Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.
13938 (none) (none) (none) Seal impression. Finely cut figures: scorpion, ass, monkey? bull-head, etc. This seal is more clearly represented on 13963.
14123A (none) (none) (none) Seal impressions. Elaborate geometrical design. Also another [B] more fragmentary example.
1423 (none) (none) B15596 Stamp seal. Square button in terracotta with rude incised device of a bird standing among plants. [drawing]
14841A (none) 1930,1213.41 (none) [A-B] Jar-sealings. Two pieces. Perhaps belonging together scratched with signs. HC.2038.
16930 (none) (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Clean-shaven man, holding staff in right hand, left hand to ... (A) Broken off at waist, weak impression. Type XI, c.4.
17254 (none) (none) (none) Tablet [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17702 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Tree encircled with fillet between 2 adoring figures; crescent on staff.
18124C (none) (none) (none) [A-DK] Seal impressions. A large collection, giving impressions (baked) of Greek, Persian and Babylonian gems. Green coins, etc. (See separate notes)
18399F (none) (none) (none) [A-F] Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines.
18401D (none) (none) (none) [A-L] Clay jar sealings. Fragments of. With impressed decoration designs, mixed types.
18404S (none) (none) (none) [A-S] Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. With impressed designs, apparently of milking scene (not all from the same seal) and round topped huts.
18407O (none) (none) (none) [A-Q] Clay jar sealings. Fragments of impressed with designs of fighting animals.
18413A (none) (none) (none) Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals.
18413AH (none) (none) (none) Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals.
18413AL (none) (none) (none) Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals.
18413Z (none) (none) (none) Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals.
18550C (none) (none) (none) [A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)

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