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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)
9505 (none) 1928,1010.419 (none) Feet of Statue Greenish grey steatite Very fine carving. The base is semi-circular: the dress was made in a different piece of stone (? in a different material) and was fixed by rivets to the feet, coming down behind them and completing the circle of the base. [drawing 2:3] View of back of pedastal showing rivet holes. [drawing] 1:1
14415A (none) (none) (none) Engraved plaque. Steatite. Black. Trial piece for a cylinder seal(?) Leopard? With a plumed tail. Palm votives for altar. Seated deity with leopard head dress. [drawing 1:1]
17674 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Green steatite. Type VI. [drawing 1:1]
16429B (none) (none) (none) Duck weight Steatite, fire-blackened. To be weighed. [drawing] Type VI
16421G (none) (none) (none) Duck weight Mottled grey-green steatite. To be weighed. Type VI.
6007 (none) 1927,0527.43 (none) Duck weight grey steatite head and tail slightly chipped. Type VI.
16422K (none) (none) (none) Duck weight Blackish-brown steatite. Weight 8.00 grs. 1 sheqel (? nominally 8.416). Type VI.
16251 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight 1.92 grs. Brownish-black steatite. 1/4 sheqel (nominal weight 2.104). Type VI.
13052 31-16-485 (none) (none) Donkey's head. Steatite. Fragment in relief on stone vase. [drawing 1:1]
6550 (none) (none) B16352 Domino or Inlay? Black steatite square, one face like 5 of domino. E. [drawing 1:1]
16129 (none) (none) (none) Decorated bowl. Fragment. Dark green steatite. Rosette decoration. [drawing]
224 (none) (none) (none) Dark Steatite vase. fr. of rim. On the outside, carved in relief in very fine and free style: a male figure kneeling on l knee, body l, face front, holds up 2 vases of water each vase being grasped round the neck by the hand of other figures (mostly missing) in similar positions.
10968 87-28-19 (none) (none) Dark steatite Bowl. In fragments.
10969 87-28-20 (none) (none) Dark steatite Bowl. Finely polished. In fragments.
11671 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder. Steatite. Presentation to Goddess preseded by goose & crescent cf. U.11670. Inscription: KUIA-NINNI-mes dumu Mes-ma-la-na.
11661 30-12-37 (none) (none) Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar.
16606 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder. Greenish grey steatite. (cf . U.16743). [drawing 1:1]
16311 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Yellowish steatite. Gilgamesh, Eabani, and rampant lion.
17607 (none) 1932,1008.173 (none) Cylinder seal. White steatite. Solid type, unpierced with 2 columns of inscription, roughly done, and no figures.
8041 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White steatite. Scene: Gilgamesh(?) and 4 rampant animals, in the centre 2 bulls heraldically crossed, flanking them 2 lions.
6997 (none) 1927,0527.178 (none) Cylinder seal. White steatite. Poor condition. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Votary introduced to seated god. About BC 2400.
648 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White steatite. 2 standing figures of a man being introduced by a god the latter with Sumerian flounced dress, then 2 columns of inscription, then (indistinct), a palm with drooping symmetrical date-clusters. Good engraving of 3rd dyn. style.
6595A (none) 1927,0527.193 (none) Cylinder seal. White pottery. Rampant bull and tree of life. Crescent. About BC 700.
17708 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Woman being presented by goddess to seated major goddess; crescent between goddesses; geese beneath.
17705 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Woman being presented by goddess to major goddess; geese beneath, in lower half.

Related Terms

Marble - Quartzite - Schist - Slate

Child Terms

Soapstone - Steatite