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) |
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1104 | (none) | (none) | B15690 | Clay Figurine. Fragment of head, breasts, and left shoulder. moulded; drab clay. [drawing 1:1] | |
1211 | (none) | (none) | B15695 | Terra cotta face or mask, broken away from rest of object. Resembles Greek comic mask, but may be face of Pazuzu. [drawing] P Photo 174 | |
1247 | (none) | (none) | B15698 | Portion terracotta model probably the head (or foot) of a bed, of which 2 legs remain. The head is decorated inside, quarterly with low reliefs of geese or ducks, and cocks. P. [drawing] | |
1761 | (none) | (none) | B15707 | Terracotta figurine. Pig. 2 rear legs missing, incised on belly. P. 15707 [drawing 1:1] | |
1409 | (none) | (none) | B15725 | Mask. Faience, traces of blue glaze. Small grotesque head. P. | |
![]() | 499 | (none) | (none) | B16199 | Carnelian seal-stone, shaped as U.486. Subject, couchant sphinx. Strung up on U.500 E [drawing] |
6875A | (none) | (none) | B16245 | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Miniature. Incised markings round rim of A. Type [the following appear as later notes] U.1480. As U.2797 [latter is illegible] [drawing 1:2] | |
6194 | (none) | (none) | B16261 | Baked clay figurine. Drab. Priest? heavily draped horns on right shoulder. Long blue beard running down to waist. Fragmentary. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6262 | (none) | (none) | B16263 | Terracotta fragment. Bearded male figure. Hands clasped below breast. Flowing headdress running down at back. Lower half of body lost. Traces of garment round waist. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6419 | (none) | (none) | B16276 | Terracotta pig? E. [height measurement is preceded by head to ears unclear if the measurement is meant to relate to the note] [drawing 1:1] | |
6065 | (none) | (none) | B16300 | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 3 grooves in middle divider scene, seated god and introduction of votary from 4 swans on lower half. About BC 2700. E. | |
![]() | 7027 | (none) | (none) | B16301 | Seal. White steatite. Round. Hole perforated horizontally through hemispherical sides. Flat on one side, hemispherical on the other. Hemispherical side has 3 grooves 0002 wide in all bisecting it and concentric circles decoration, 4 in all, 2 on either side of the bisecting line. On flat side in middle enthroned Nannar both hands supporting a post with a crescent moon which is also supported by a bull-man. Behind the throne a similar bull-man also supporting a crescent moon on a post, and below the throne a bull with high horns, crescent shaped. Bull-men (Eabani) are ithyphallic. Hair on legs of Eabani. E. Before 3000 BC. |
6845 | (none) | (none) | B16355 | Bead. White frit. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6856 | (none) | (none) | B16374 | Tortoise. White frit, and glazed. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6277AB | (none) | (none) | B16601 | [Identifying numbers changed from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. Divided into one-up letter sequence by individual vessel A-AK] Group of baked clay pots (1)[A-H] 8 light drab colour. Type L1.TEO (2) [I-J] 2 drab, Type XCIII variant (has ring base) (3)[K-O] 5 drab reddish, Type VIII (4)[P-S] 4 drab, Type L1. TEO (5)[T-U] 2 drab, Type VII (6)[V-W] 2 drab, Type LXX TEO (7)[X] 1 red, Type XXVI [8 skipped] (9)[Y-AA] 3 drab, [Type] CCII (10)[AB] drab bowl incised markings round rim [type] CCXXXV (11)[AC] Red vase, protruding rim [Type] CXCVII (12)[AD] Miniature drab vase (13)[AE] Drab, [Type] XCIII, variant (14)[AF] Red [Type] CXCV (15)[AG] drab flat vase narrow neck (16)[AH] Neck broken off incised wavy lines round upper portion (17)[AI] Drab, neck broken. Variant of Type CLXXX (18)[AJ] Drab bowl, base missing (19)[AK] broken glazed vase, light drab B Photo 551 | |
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. | |
10872 | (none) | (none) | B16728 | Cylinder Seal Lapis 2 registers: above, 2 seated figures facing with three attendants standing; below, (shrine?) (or table?) with standing servitor, a harpist and 2 other standing figures facing him, a servant, a seated figure and an attendant. | |
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 | |
7990 | (none) | (none) | B16789 | Cylinder seal of grey mottled stone -- ? fossilised coral. Much worn: subject: crossed goats and 3 persons pouring libations. | |
8981 | (none) | (none) | B16852 | Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: below: 1 man, fighting animals. Above, human figure with rampant animals on each side and inscription of NIN-TUR-NIN. | |
9166 | (none) | (none) | B16853 | Cylinder seal Pinkish stone Rampant beasts Poor work and rubbed Chipped at base | |
9183 | (none) | (none) | B16854 | Cylinder seal Lapis, with gold caps (the latter rather broken). Subject: Gilgamesh and Eabani. | |
9263 | (none) | (none) | B16855 | Cylinder seal Steatite Black Geometric decoration | |
7956 | (none) | (none) | B16856 | Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli: tall slender type broken in antiquity; mended. Two registers: above, 2 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with crescent. Below, 3 worshipers approaching a seated goddess with star; behind her a tree. | |
9652 | (none) | (none) | B16857 | Cylinder seal Dark steatite A hero fighting a bull (or wild oryx)? and a lion and a bull fighting. |