This category includes objects worn on the top of the head, they may be a single band or more intricate.  

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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)
15712 31-16-776 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded deity, tall and slim, peg-shaped below waist, naturalistic above. Wearing long coat covering one arm and leaving the other exposed. On either side two long snakes. Heads level with head of figure.
15725 31-16-865 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Wearing voluminous wig running down to neck represented at sides of head by 5 horizontal bands.
15736 31-16-916 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. God wearing high horned headdress, long beard descending to waist, long curl falling onto each shoulder, and supporting a pair of maces one at each shoulder. Missing below waist.
15748 31-16-837 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female supporting baby at breast. head draped.
15749 31-16-914 (none) (none) Terracotta plaque. 2 figures, full face - in high relief. A bearded male deity and a goddess wearing high horned headdress, earrings? Necklace consisting of 3 strings of beads, and pleated coat which leaves right shoulder exposed. Right arm of goddess rests against left shoulder of god. Fragment: head only of god, goddess missing below waist.
15813 31-17-124, 31-17-124 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed.
16025 31-43-27 (none) (none) Quartzite Cylinder seal. HC../30 UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16104 31-43-54 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Presentation scene before seated deity. Palm tree.
16146 31-43-29 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Pink steatite. Presentation scene: seated figure and two standing; emblem: pole with a forked top.
16179 31-43-28 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Green steatite. Presentation scene: enthroned god and two standing figures.
16227 31-43-444 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded man walking rt. & holding a staff on which is a bird(?), legs broken off at knee. [drawing 1:1]
16262 31-43-37 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene with standing god and three other figures.
16290 31-43-422 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Red clay, incomplete. [drawing 1:1]
16300 31-43-380 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Fragment. Legs missing. Draped female figure, the head disproportionately large. [drawing 1:1]
16433A 31-43-449 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Fragment. Plaque, painted red, of a bull-legged demon. He stands left with body in profile and head full face holding a staff with trident head.
16438K 31-43-390 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16438L 31-43-392 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.
16444D 31-43-412 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Seated Goddess: Type VI,3.. (A) Head only; (B) Head only; (C) Head only: incomplete. (D) Fragment broken off just above the waist, face damaged.
16450A 31-43-454 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurines. Bearded god. Type VII,4. (A) Fragment broken off at waist; (B) Fragment broken off at waist; (C) Terracotta Relief. Bearded god. Broken off at hips: very good impression. [drawing 1:1] (D) Fragment broken away below hands, similar figure, but from a smaller mould.
16461 31-43-435 (none) (none) Terracotta Figurine. Moulded and then partly hand-modeled. Bearded and horned god. [drawing]
16478A 31-43-453 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded and horned god carrying mace and axe: Type VII, 3. (A) From waist upwards only. (B) From crossed hands upwards: (C) Head missing above mouth, body complete.
16487A 31-43-455 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded god, draped. Standing on an animal(?) [drawing 1:1] (A) Animal missing poor worn impression. (B) Similar figure, but from a larger mould, broken off at thighs; (C) Similar, broken away at knees, poor.
16494C 31-43-419 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure draped, with hand to breast. Head very large and grotesque. Lightly baked red clay. [drawing 1:1] (A) Complete, weak and flat impression. (B) Complete, week and flat impression, it is repeated on the back of the clay from the same mould. (C) Head missing, poor, on reverse a very faint impression from the same mould; (D) Complete, poor, narrow frame; (E) Complete, poor, narrow frame.
16495A 31-43-415 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure with flounced skirt, nursing a child. On either side snakes. [drawing] (A) Complete, fair impression. (B) Complete, similar but from a slightly smaller mould.
16495B 31-43-416 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Seated female figure with flounced skirt, nursing a child. On either side snakes. [drawing] (A) Complete, fair impression. (B) Complete, similar but from a slightly smaller mould.

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