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)
67B (none) (none) B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
1423 (none) (none) B15596 Stamp seal. Square button in terracotta with rude incised device of a bird standing among plants. [drawing]
(none) (none) (none) B16327 Unknown
(none) (none) (none) B16332 Unknown
8804 (none) (none) B17217 Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc.
10192 (none) (none) B17594 Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.

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