Greenstone
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13042 | (none) | 1929,1017.324 | (none) | Necklace. Carnelian, quartzite and steatite double conoid beads. |
| 16374 | (none) | 1931,1010.237 | (none) | Necklace. Black steatite & white glass paste barrel beads. |
| 13556 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Steatite, lapis and carnelian beads. 1 flattened calcite double conoid. For order see Field note. |
| 10705A | (none) | 1928,1010.275 | (none) | Necklace Two string lower string- steatite diamonds, carnelian double conoids & barrels Upper string- minute lapis, carnelian& silver beads For order see Field Notes E |
| 10705B | (none) | 1928,1010.276 | (none) | Necklace Two string lower string- steatite diamonds, carnelian double conoids & barrels Upper string- minute lapis, carnelian& silver beads For order see Field Notes E |
| 10150 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace Carnelian & lapis beads and one steatite: double conoids, barrel and bugle beads For order of stringing and details (?) |
| 14416A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Model adze. Miniature. Steatite. Black. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16665 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature Terracotta ladle. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6882 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature statuette. Black steatite. Grotesque nude male figure standing on round pedastal. Sagging knees, exaggerated back, and protruding belly, large flat feet: left arm bent at elbow and held close to waist. Right arm, forearm bent upward. Head resembles Puzuzu type, round flat close fitting hat. B. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16745 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature Mould. Black steatite. For a dog figure. Part of hind leg missing. outline of back of mould. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2909 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature frog. Black stone: pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1] |
| 6931 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature bowl. Steatite. Blue-grey. Ur. |
| 16334 | 31-43-278 | (none) | (none) | Mace head. Black steatite. Grooved decoration. [drawing 1:1] Ht 0055 VI BC |
| 6736 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed steatite dish. "For the life of dShulgi, the god of his land, king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world-----. H.C. B |
| 6735 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inscribed Soapstone bed. Fragments. To Nin(gal)?. And the sea, his servant, has presented IIIrd Ur Dynasty? H.C. B. [drawing] |
| 6157 | (none) | 1927,0527.33 | (none) | Inscribed foundation tablet. Black steatite. Inscribed rectangular, uninscribed side convex. 8 Columns. Shrine of dDim-tab-ba. Cf. U.6300, U.6302. Text: Dim-tab-ba Temple (2) E. |
| 18313C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. Fragments of grey steatite. Hair of head or beard from a large figure. [drawing] [A] One large piece thus [reference to drawing]. [B] One fragment from the upper part perhaps fitting on, [C] and one single curl |
| 18313A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. Fragments of grey steatite. Hair of head or beard from a large figure. [drawing] [A] One large piece thus [reference to drawing]. [B] One fragment from the upper part perhaps fitting on, [C] and one single curl |
| 18313B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Inlay. Fragments of grey steatite. Hair of head or beard from a large figure. [drawing] [A] One large piece thus [reference to drawing]. [B] One fragment from the upper part perhaps fitting on, [C] and one single curl |
| 18314A | (none) | 1933,1013.99 | (none) | Inlay. 2 fragments of, fitting together. Grey steatite. The hair of a large figure, carved in horizontal ripples with the single hairs denoted by roughly engraved wavy lines. [drawing] |
| 18314B | (none) | 1933,1013.100 | (none) | Inlay. 2 fragments of, fitting together. Grey steatite. The hair of a large figure, carved in horizontal ripples with the single hairs denoted by roughly engraved wavy lines. [drawing] |
| 16423 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head of statue. Dark steatite. Bearded male head with long hair dressed in the Assyrian fashion & long waved beard, both finely engraved. Good work but bad condition. The right side of the face perished and nose and lips gone, and the left side which is better preserved, damaged by rubbing. |
| 18102 | 32-40-141 | (none) | (none) | Head of statue in dark grey steatite. Fragment: only the back of the head with the ears and the corner of one eye. Clean shaven. Broken off across the neck. |
| 16427 | 31-43-173 | (none) | (none) | Head of a ram. Dark steatite. Cult object for fixing on a pole. The neck and head made in 2 pieces; the eyes originally inlaid (inlay missing); perfect except for chips out of one horn and the ears. The neck and the head are covered with a fleece conventially rendered in small locks, the face smooth, the horns crinkled. Very good work. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 16927C | (none) | 1931,1010.232 | (none) | Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering] |
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