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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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] | |
1330 | (none) | (none) | B15632 | Clay figurine. Red clay. Moulded. Bearded figure, wearing flounced robe and holding scepter in the right hand. P. | |
1352 | 31-16-852 | (none) | (none) | Clay figurine. Drab clay. Moulded, head broken off. Female figure. | |
1409 | (none) | (none) | B15725 | Mask. Faience, traces of blue glaze. Small grotesque head. P. | |
1458 | 31-16-789 | (none) | (none) | Relief fragment. Clay. Lower part showing the waist and legs of a naked woman. The base is rounded out to form a stand. | |
1591A | 31-16-855 | (none) | (none) | Figurine. Red clay. Moulded. Head and feet broken off. Nude female figure in bold relief. | |
1609 | 31-16-875 | (none) | (none) | Figurine. Drab clay; modeled. Female(?) figure with cross-belt (or bandoliers) - legs not indicated: head missing. | |
1761 | (none) | (none) | B15707 | Terracotta figurine. Pig. 2 rear legs missing, incised on belly. P. 15707 [drawing 1:1] | |
1780 | (none) | (none) | B15662 | Figurine. Red clay. Female, nude with necklace. [drawing 1:1] | |
![]() | 2758 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Kudurru. Property: House of Sin-she-me Column I - 28 lines - Almost all defaced. Column II - 28 lines - [curses] good. Column III - 15 lines - half defaced. (Celephon. Illegible) Cassite period. Found with U.2760. H.C. |
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. | |
![]() | 6168 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of baked clay bowl. Light drab. Upper portion only. Incised criss cross markings below rim, made out of wet clay. |
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] | |
6845 | (none) | (none) | B16355 | Bead. White frit. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6856 | (none) | (none) | B16374 | Tortoise. White frit, and glazed. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
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] | |
![]() | 6983 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. 4 standing figures. Attributes: crescent moons. About BC 2000. B. |
![]() | 7020 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed: Illegible. Gilgamesh and Enkidu attacking rampant lion; former grasps lion by tail from behind, the other stabs it with sword from in front. About BC 2100. text: E-Hursag(12). B. |
![]() | 7021 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed: Gilgamesh and Enkidu attacking rampant lion. One pulls the lion by the tail from behind, the other stabs with the sword in front. Scorpion. Inscription: Lud Nin-shubur. About BC 2100. Text: E-hursag(12). B. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 7066 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal. Oblong flat one side, convex the other, ends just wide enough fro usual seal hole. Greenish jadeite, on flat side 5 birds. Before 3000BC. B. |
![]() | 7116 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Shell. Yellowish. Linear decoration. 2 registers. Before 3000 BC. B. |