This category contains depictions of a human who is shown with a strong physical build, usually a beard, sometimes a bald head, and no prominent breasts.  

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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)
9310 (none) (none) B17009 Cylinder seal White shell Nude reclining figure, one figure standing facing, and 2 men fighting (?) Short inscription: urd nisaba
9634 (none) (none) B16935 Cylinder Seal Dark steatite 2 heroes fighting lions
9652 (none) (none) B16857 Cylinder seal Dark steatite A hero fighting a bull (or wild oryx)? and a lion and a bull fighting.
9661 (none) (none) B16874 Cylinder seal Marble Mottled Slightly concave Inscribed: - 2 lions rampant, crossed: behind each an attacking hero - beyond are two retainers. Upper register: inscription, lower register: rampant gazelle and hero. Inscription /......mu; Lugal-gis; My (?).... Lugal-gis. (HC. 207)
9721 (none) (none) B17024 Cylinder seal Haematite Black Copper caps. This seal adhered to copper pin U.9720 Two seated deities, facing on another, from the first a stream of water trickles from the out-stretched left hand; above, crescent moon; second deity holds a cup? in right hand; above him the sun; and third standing deity? faces him. Behind the first deity a standing attendant.
9873 (none) 1928,1010.404 (none) [Card Missing]
10364 (none) (none) B16872 Cylinder Seal Greenish grey marble Hero: on either side a rampant bull and a rampant lion. Attributes: Crescent Moon, and star on two legged pole.
10448A (none) (none) B16727 Cylinder Seal. Lapis lazuli, with 2 registers. Figures sitting, drinking and eating, with standing attendants, and inscription: -A-bar(a)-gi(n). Found on the near side of the box with beads and other small objects.
10530 (none) (none) B16747 Cylinder Seal Shell Inscribed Naked bird-headed hero with sharp upstanding hair resembling plumes pulls a rampant antelope by the horns; before the antelope a pair of rampant lions crossed and beyond the lions a rampant ram reversed-head downwards. Below the ram a scorpion. Inscription reserved on an upper register: Lugal-sa(g)-pad-da). HC 211
10757 (none) (none) B16924 Cylinder Seal Carnelian with gold caps 3 goddesses, one seated; on the lap of the seated goddess a naked male figure. All the goddesses wear wigs of similar type and hair done up at back in a bun. One advances towards throne carrying a bowl, the second carries a vase with a splayed base suspended by a long handle. Behind throne a goddess carrying an (Ostrich fan?) All the goddesses wear skirts fringed at bottom and with a long hem running down side.
11112 (none) (none) B16880 Cylinder Seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed men fighting bearded bulls and gazelles. One hero wears a four pronged comb at back of head.
11222 (none) (none) B16745 Shell Plaque. half. Silhouetted: a half-human monster fighting with a bull. [drawing 1:1]
11400 (none) (none) B17198 Limestone relief. Fragment of inlay from a frieze. The upper part of a male figure with arms raised holding a pole as if punting a boat.
12079 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Silver caps (fixed to seal by hollow bitumen stem) Heroes fighting bearded bulls. (with caps).
12114 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed . Rampant lions, crossed, hero naked, spread eagle, & in an upper register 2 men in sheep skin skirts.
15711 (none) 1930,1213.328 (none) Terracotta plaque. Pair of demons, both standing-full face. One a bearded male, the other a female: both wearing flannel kaukanes skirts, the male figure carries a flabellum(?).
15735 (none) 1935,0113.76 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded deity wearing horned headdress, long lock of hair ending in a curl over the shoulder, beard descending to waist , and supporting a mace against each shoulder. Missing below waist.
15755 (none) 1935,0113.83 (none) Terracotta figurine. Bearded deity. Fragment. Grotesque head, pellet eyes. Long beard flowing onto chest. Circular opening-work pendants round forehead(?) High headdress. Top of head missing. Lower portion of arms missing.
16236 (none) 1931,1010.386 (none) Terracotta relief, fragment. 2 deities side by side on a throne. Vase & bird in background. [drawing 1:1]
16282B (none) 1931,1010.414 (none) [A-B] Terracotta. roughly moulded in high relief two replicas from the same mould; in each case only the upper part preserved. Kassite(?). [drawing 1:1]
16449D (none) 1931,1010.412 (none) Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449G (none) 1931,1010.408 (none) Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16449H (none) 1931,1010.425 (none) Terracotta relief. Man with flail(?): Type XI,B.4. (A) broken away at waist; (B) complete, but the figure moulded only to just below the knees; (C) broken away at knees. The eye has been added with a pellet of clay; (D) complete, behind the full length figure of the man (who is draped) is a squatting monkey; (E) Complete as moulded, but impressed only to the mans knees, head of monkey shown behind; (F) Head missing, exactly similar, but from a smaller mould; monkey rather different; (G) Fragment missing below mans knees (legs never mould); (H) Similar, the legs below the knees not moulded.
16450C (none) 1931,1010.418 (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.
16463 (none) 1931,1010.415 (none) Terracotta relief. Offrant with animal. (A) Broken away at knees. [drawing 1:1]

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