This category includes people with their hand or hands raised, they are not holding anything.  The hand can be in front of the face, or above the head.  Rarely are two hands raised above the head.  

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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)
18090 32-40-13 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Female figure facing right, in profile: both hands raised. Flat crown on head: straight flounced garment. Fragment: part of head and body below hips missing.
18138 32-40-19 (none) (none) Terracotta figurine. Female figure standing in long plain dress with broad girdle, both hands holding an object to her breast. Complete.
18206 32-40-46 (none) (none) Terracotta mould. For a relief. Standing god, in long robes, holding whip, standing on a beast, perhaps a sirrus. Feet and body of animal broken away.
18404A 33-35-332 (none) (none) [A-S] Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. With impressed designs, apparently of milking scene (not all from the same seal) and round topped huts.
18405 33-35-344 (none) (none) Clay jar sealing, fragment of. With elaborate design including human figures.
18567 33-35-21 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Female figure, standing, facing right. Both hands raised in gesture of prayer. Long simple drapery, horned head dress.
18701 33-35-26 (none) (none) Terracotta relief. Beaded man walking right: wears loose drapery and carries a flail (?) over his right shoulder: behind him a seated monkey.
18803 (none) 1935,0112.62 (none) Terracotta relief. Bearded man advancing rt and carrying in front of him in his left hand a goat; right hand rasied to mouth. Feet missing.
18922 35-1-16 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A god driving a chariot drawn by a winged gryphon(?); between the wings rises a goddess armed with a bow, in front of it is another god. One column of inscription. Inscription: Ur-gis-me-e (C.J.G.)
18616B 33-35-25 (none) (none) [A-B] Terracotta relief. Of full face female figure, wearing a high headdress with long curled ornaments on each side falling onto the shoulders, a double bead necklace to which the hands are raised. Broken about the waist. Two examples.
11889 30-12-7 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting.
18404E 33-35-336 (none) (none) [A-S] Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. With impressed designs, apparently of milking scene (not all from the same seal) and round topped huts.
(none) 30-12-42 (none) (none) (none)
(none) 30-12-45 (none) (none) [no catalog card from field]
(none) 30-12-52 (none) (none) [no catalog card from field]
(none) 30-12-53 (none) (none) [no catalog card from field]
(none) 30-12-55 (none) (none) [no catalog card from field]
(none) 30-12-59 (none) (none) Unknown
1837 30-12-62 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 30-12-65 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 30-12-66 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 30-12-67 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 31-17-109 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 31-17-114 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 31-17-120 (none) (none) Unknown

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Human/zoomorphic > Position > Hand Raised