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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7819 | (none) | 1928,1009.10 | (none) | Clay Pot Type CCCX Scratched with signs not yet identified HC 38 | |
 | 7953 | (none) | 1928,1009.12 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White crystal, with copper caps; carinated. Two Gilgamesh figures each fighting a lion. Large cylinder, well cut. The central hole is filled with white paste having chevron bands of bright red which shows through the crystal. Inscribed. |
| 7992 | (none) | 1928,1009.13 | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. Fighting beasts and men. |
| 8699 | (none) | 1928,1009.17 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Brown mottled steatite. Winged god in a shrine and two minor gods apparently opening the shrine doors. |
| 8085 | (none) | 1928,1009.18 | (none) | Cylinder seal of yellowish white quartzite. Two registers: Above, a door(?), then a seated deity & a worshipper, then a worshipper pouring a libation into a tall vase with fronds rising from it, set in front of a seated deity. Below, 2 rams, one on each side of a tree, then a worshipper before a seated deity, then a man catching a rampant antelope. Very archaic style. |
| 8056C | (none) | 1928,1009.21 | (none) | Cylinder seals of white shell. All in very bad condition. A: 4 animals, the centre two heraldically crossed, and a tree? or man? B: unrecognisable. C: unrecognisable. |
| 9120 | (none) | 1928,1009.22 | (none) | Cylinder seal White shell The surface damaged Gilgamesh and Eabani |
| 9330 | (none) | 1928,1009.25 | (none) | Cylinder seal Hematite Scene: 2 men, 2 bulls, 1 lion fighting. |
| 8342 | (none) | 1928,1009.26 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Mottled grey steatite. Subject: a seated god, with an attendant behind his chair and 3 personages upright in front of him: all wear the horned headdress, so it cannot be the presentation scene. Good, bold work. |
| 9282 | (none) | 1928,1009.27 | (none) | Cylinder seal Dark mottled steatite with copper caps. Introduction scene: seated god and 3 figures approaching him and carrying respectively a tall vase, a cup and box and a gazelle [three lines of undecipherable text erased] |
| 8461 | (none) | 1928,1009.33 | (none) | Cylinder seal Steatite? Grey Two registers Above: door of a shrine? Two gods seated and facing one another between them a spread eagle Below: spread eagle |
| 8656 | (none) | 1928,1009.34 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli 2 registers: above, eagle displayed below, banquet scene with 3 seated figures and shrine door |
| 7954 | (none) | 1928,1009.35 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli, with one gold cap. Damaged, chipped in lower register. Two registers; above, 4 figures approaching a seated deity; below, 3 figures (one broken away) approaching the seated deity behind whom is a crescent moon on a staff. |
| 8584 | (none) | 1928,1009.36 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Blue lapis. Two wild goats rampant against a tree: another tree behind. |
| 9326 | (none) | 1928,1009.38 | (none) | Cylinder seal Lapis Standing god and 3 worshippers |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1009.387 | (none) | (none) | |
| 7957 | (none) | 1928,1009.40 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Introductory scene, standing god, minor god and worshipper. Poor engraving. |
| 8965 | (none) | 1928,1009.41 | (none) | Cylinder seal. lapis Very small, 2 seated and 2 standing figures. |
| 8345B | (none) | 1928,1009.42 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Hero grasping rampant lion by the tail. In front of the lion an antelope and second hero, a second antelope rampant and a second lion rampant. |
| 8662 | (none) | 1928,1009.45 | (none) | Cylinder seal Pink limestone Decorative design, chevrons and running loops |
| 6858 | (none) | 1928,1009.470 | (none) | Terracotta head. Male. Wearing round cap like low fez with cheek piece running on either side of face and below chin. Narrow fringe of hair protruding from cheek piece over face, and over chin some incised markings indicate beard. Large eyes and highly prominenet mouth. Curve of remaining portion of neck shows that head must have been slightly upraised. At back of head traces of garment which is attached to the cap. | |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1009.472 | (none) | (none) | |
| 8323B | (none) | 1928,1009.473 | (none) | [A-B] Two pottery crescents. The larger one [B] with incised marks as below [drawing] 1:1 | |
| 8911 | (none) | 1928,1009.49 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light brown pebble. Design: 2 lions, crossed, 2 rampant gazelles (?) and a post with star and crescent moon. |
| 8800 | (none) | 1928,1009.51 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Yellowish. Crescent moon on post and 3 errect figures with right hands upraised approaching to worship. |