Hand Raised
Depiction of a person with a hand raised.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | (none) | (none) | B15272 | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Scratchily engraved with 2 versions of a man fighting with a rampant lion. Poor. | |
| 368A | (none) | (none) | B14964 | [A] Stone mould, broken, for making clay figurines. Scene: a god seated on a stool wearing the seven-horned cap, with left arm and hand stretched out towards a standing figure in a plain robe wearing a single horn: above two crescents. (B) Second fragment; female figure standing upright (Baghdad) | |
| 487 | (none) | (none) | B15256 | Chalcedony seal. Same shape as U.486. Subject [referencing drawin] [drawing] | |
| 685 | (none) | (none) | B15249 | Cylinder seal. Back steatite. Subject: a seated god approached by 2 supplicants: above, the sun: the composition is divided up by a roughly rendered rope(?) pattern which coils above the god and first supplicant and below the second.[drawing] | |
| 1011 | (none) | (none) | B15185 | Terracotta relief. Moulded. Whitish clay. Male figure, bearded, with horned cap and vertically pleated skirt, showing left knee, cloak over shoulders: bull's ears. Left hand against body, right carries object like axe. Broken at knees. | |
| 1016 | (none) | (none) | B14993 | Terracotta figure. Snowman technique. Whitish clay. Male figure with whiskers and beard (applique) and heavy bonnet, wearing chiton and mantle. Crude work: broken above knees. Whitish clay. | |
| 1054 | (none) | (none) | B15276 | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Very small. | |
| 1267 | (none) | (none) | B15592, B15592 | Cylinder seal; scene of "introduction" to seated god facing right, with star and crescent above. Inscription: Lugal-asum-gal (cf. U.1268) mar Ur-sul. Su-du-a. | |
| 1268 | (none) | (none) | B15593, B15593 | Cylinder seal in 2 registers: above, scene of "introduction" to a goddess. A woman is led forward by a female protecting deity. In lower register, 3 swans. Inscription: Ahat-ilti. Assat Lugal-usum-gal. (cf.U1267) | |
| 1304 | (none) | (none) | B15681 | Upper part of clay relief with figure similar to preceding, but beardless, and clasping his hands instead of holding weapons. P. | |
| 1375 | (none) | (none) | B15633 | Figurine. Greenish grey clay: moulded. Female(?) figure seated on chair, (legs in profile) wearing horned headdress and flounced skirt. P. | |
| 1392 | (none) | (none) | B15643 | Drab clay relief. Moulded. 2 figures standing, wearing flounced skirts, one with horned headdress. Crescent of moon and stars above. P. | |
| 1528 | (none) | (none) | B15654 | Figurine. Fragment, waist upwards only. Red clay, yellow surface: moulded. Figure in horned headdress. P. | |
| 1566 | (none) | (none) | B15651 | Figurine. Fragment, waist upwards only. Drab clay: moulded. Female(?) figure with headdress and garment on left shoulder, the right arm raised. P. | |
| 1724 | (none) | (none) | B15645 | Standing bearded god. P. | |
| 1728 | (none) | (none) | B15640 | Terracotta relief. 2 figures (intact). Left bearded god with long flounced dress, holds scepter (?) in right hand; full face; left hand across chest; right goddess with tall horned crown, flounced skirt and shawl, over left shoulder, left hand across chest, right hand on shoulder of male figure: full face. The plaque stands upright on a slightly hollow base. P. | |
| 1730 | (none) | (none) | B15665 | Terracotta relief. Broken. Nude female figure, full face, right hand below breasts, left hand raised (cf. No.U.1346) head and feet missing. P. [drawing] | |
| 1733 | (none) | (none) | B15589 | Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Very scratchily engraved on one side only with design of 2 men fighting a lion. P. [drawing] | |
| 1741 | (none) | (none) | B15641 | Terracotta relief. 2 figures full face side by side; on l, male figure, on rt. female: both wear long skirts. Whole surface of clay flaked off & details of figs lost. P. | |
| 1743 | (none) | (none) | B15683 | Terracotta relief. Female figure, full face, apparently seated but body and legs in one plane. Hands raised to breasts. Horned high headdress with spiral curls to shoulders, flounced dress with full sleeves. Surface of clay badly flaked. P. | |
| 1745 | (none) | (none) | B15642 | Terracotta relief. Light red clay. Intact. Bearded male figure advancing right. Wears plain brimmed hat, vest and long cloak fringed down front and along bottom edge (which comes to calf) hands to chest, right hand holding throw-stick(?) in background a table with offerings(?) P. | |
| 1763 | (none) | (none) | B15682 | Terracotta relief. Light greenish clay. Moulded. Female figure, full face, flounced bodice and sleeves. High horned headdress, spiral curls on shoulders: hands raised above breasts. | |
| 1779 | (none) | (none) | B15687 | Figurine. Drab clay. Head and shoulders only, in profile. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1781 | (none) | (none) | B15684 | Clay figurine. Drab clay, head and torso only, with mitre and braided hair. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1783 | (none) | (none) | B15639 | Figurines. Red clay. Flounced robes, with raised hands and carrying pots, heads and feet missing. [drawing 1:1] |