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)
9923 (none) 1928,1010.250 (none) Cylinder Seal Black steatite Men fighting bulls and lions
9893 (none) 1928,1010.248 (none) Cylinder Seal Black steatite 3 animals and a man fighting
9501 (none) 1928,1010.247 (none) Cylinder seal Black steatite 2 heroes fighting a lion. Between the two human figures an inscription in 2 columns. Dugal-dug-ga dumu U-da Lugaldugga son of Uda HC.201
9542 (none) 1928,1010.246 (none) Cylinder seal Fragment Upper half missing Mottled marble Inscribed Presentation scene before seated god. Flounced kaukanes skirts.
9733 (none) 1928,1010.244 (none) Cylinder seal Limestone? Grey. Subject Lions & gazelles crossed.
9645 (none) 1928,1010.242 (none) Cylinder seal Baked clay Palm ? & indistinct figures
9624 (none) 1928,1010.241 (none) Cylinder seal Steatite Green Presentation scene; seated deity and standing god introducing worshipper. Attributes: Crescent Moon and palm.
10359 (none) 1928,1010.240 (none) Cylinder Seal Shell Presentation scene Seated god & 3 standing figures Poor condition
9693 (none) 1928,1010.238 (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Scene: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull.
10822B (none) 1928,1010.237 (none) Tomb Group. A. Silver pin with fluted lapis ball head and fluted gold cap. Type V. B. Lapis lazuli cylinder seal, 2 registers: Upper: scorpion, kneeling hero fighting rampant lions, (a panther?), a striped zebu, and behind them a standing skirted male figure. Lower: gate of a shrine and within it seated figures drinking through straws, 3 seated figures, and 2 standing attendants. C. Limestone Bowl. Type XII D. Necklace of silver and lapis double conoids with 3 large facetted beads, 2 carnelian, 1 gold. For order see Field Note.
10871 (none) 1928,1010.236 (none) Cylinder Seal lapis 2 registers: above 2 persons seated & drinking through tubes, one seated with attendant standing in front. Below, square shrine (?) (or table?) with standing attendant: then 2 seated figures each with standing attendant in front. Figures bird-headed.
10407 (none) 1928,1010.102 (none) Cyliner Seal Lapis lazuli Presentation scene: 3 figures, all standing, and 2 columns of inscription: Bur iluda-gan; mar Ku-ru-ub iluadad
9265 (none) 1928,1009.59 (none) Button seal Black shale? One side flat, the other convex On the convex side 4 sets of concentric rings Pl. 62 vol. IV L.BM. 120576
8988A (none) 1928,1009.55 (none) [A] Cylinder seal. Lapis, with [B] gold caps. Fragmentary. There were found only 2 bits of the cylinder, lying apart, and the caps were some way off in the grave, which otherwise appeared undisturbed. Inscription of (servant of ?) the daughter of Sargon of Akkad., [A] Lapis cylinder found in two fragments + [B] gold caps (missing now?) See UEII No. 308
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.
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.
8323B (none) 1928,1009.473 (none) [A-B] Two pottery crescents. The larger one [B] with incised marks as below [drawing] 1:1
(none) (none) 1928,1009.472 (none) (none)
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.
8662 (none) 1928,1009.45 (none) Cylinder seal Pink limestone Decorative design, chevrons and running loops
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.
8965 (none) 1928,1009.41 (none) Cylinder seal. lapis Very small, 2 seated and 2 standing figures.
7957 (none) 1928,1009.40 (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Introductory scene, standing god, minor god and worshipper. Poor engraving.
(none) (none) 1928,1009.387 (none) (none)
9326 (none) 1928,1009.38 (none) Cylinder seal Lapis Standing god and 3 worshippers

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