Incised
Technique of decoration where designs are cut into an object.
A technique of decoration where figures, motifs, or designs are cut into an object.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9878 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal Blue and white marble, speckled Palm, 2 rampant lions crossed and a rampant gazelle. |
| 9908 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Fighting animals(?) rough and worn example. |
| 9943 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White Shell A man and lions fighting, and a lion fighting a bull, a small animal scene, and an inscription. dsara-men (?) dub-sar nin sara-men, scribe of the lady. Into the hole is fitted a tube of dark shale (?). (HC. 205). |
| 9970 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White shell In poor condition Presentation scene with one seated deity and three figures approaching |
| 9976 | (none) | (none) | B16858 | Seal White marble Oval: rounded top, flat base on which figures of animals roughly done with a drill [drawing] 1:1 | |
| 10011 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White shell Only the remains of it, completely decayed It hung on the silver belt with the gold dagger and whetstone |
| 10153 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal Lapis lazuli Lentoid shaped 3 registers Men and gazelles |
| 10188 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Grey steatite God in shrine with foot on mountain; worshipper on each side |
| 10192 | (none) | (none) | B17594 | Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures. | |
| 10303 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Male figure; on either side a rampant gazelle, behind each gazelle a rampant lion and beyond the lions a second male figure NB The male figures have bird heads |
| 10323 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Calcite? White. 2 lapis caps inserted into the ends of the seal present a flat lapis surface thus giving the seal the appearance of having a solid lapis core. 2 registers: Upper: Enthroned deity in front of a (champagne?) vase out of which rises (corn?) 2 bird-headed figures wearing sheep-skin skirts approach it. Between them the crescent moon: one carries an offering vase. On either side of each palm a bird-headed figure. |
| 10355 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Mottled Marble Men fighting rampant lions and rampant bulls |
| 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. | |
| 10367 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Shell. White. Inscribed. 2 heroes each grasping a rampant bull by the tail and forcing the head back by the horns. Each hero clothed in short (sheep-skin?) skirt coming down to the knees: shirt has tasselled ends. Each hero is bearded and the hair at the back of the head is done up into a short upturned curl. Seal has copper caps set in bitumen. Caps broken and decayed. Par t of subject obliterated. A - DEN-ZU-dim Ka-su-du - A-ENZU-dim, libationer: (suggested by Dr. Rarn): A- DEN-ZU-sim - son created by EN-ZU (analogy with A-anni-padda). |
| 10390B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Copper Pin. Rounded in section. Copper ball head on bitumen core. Adhering to the pin a [B] Cylinder Seal of shell. The stem of the pin is perforated and has a small copper ring attached to it. Originally the seal was probably suspended by a string attached to the ring on the copper pin; the string decayed and the seal became corroded onto the pin. Type V. Figs. obliterated: probably 2 heroes fighting 2 rampant beasts. The copper set in bitumen was probably really the cap of the seal; the cap fell off onto the pin which has an elongated knob head. |
| 10397 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Mottled marble Black with small brownish spots Unusually large size, Very slightly convex. 4 horned deities bearing offerings of (corn?) to an enthroned deity who holds a triple wisp of (corn?) in his right hand. Behind throne a spouting tree on a stand. Seated god has a short pigtail which curls up at back. Standing gods have hair done up in a double bun at the back, they are bearded; wear a long sleeve-less coat tied by a band at the waist. Last deity has a kaukanes flounced skirt like enthroned deity. The latter has a cloak which covers left arm but leaves right arm exposed. Sargonic Grave. [drawing] |
| 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 | |
| 10548 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Steatite? White Inscribed Unpierced dumu-sal x ... A-HA daughter of .....Subaru |
| 10549 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Steatite, black Minute. Presentation scene before seated god. Figures mostly obliterated. |
| 10602 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Sealing. 2 fragments. Geometrical pattern. | |
| 10708 | (none) | (none) | B17029 | Cylinder Seal Shell Rampant bird headed men and antelopes | |
| 10718 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Copper Minute Subject- Possibly presentation scene before seated god |
| 10727 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Steatite Black Rampant men & animals. Figs obliterated |
| 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. |