Manufacture

This group of techniques contains terms that are used in the creation of objects.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
16427	31-43-173	(none)	(none)	Head of a ram. Dark steatite. Cult object for fixing on a pole. The neck and head made in 2 pieces; the eyes originally inlaid (inlay missing); perfect except for chips out of one horn and the ears. The neck and the head are covered with a fleece conventially rendered in small locks, the face smooth, the horns crinkled. Very good work. [drawing 1:1]
16927F	31-43-178	(none)	(none)	Group: objects found together and belonging to a manufacturer of cylinder seals. (A) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with first sketches of 3 standing figures; (B) Limestone fragment, a trial piece with one standing figure nearly finished; (C) Uncut and unpierced cylinders of shell, steatite and limestone; (D) Unfinished beads of rock crystal; (E) Part of an eye of a statue; etc. (F) Limestone fragment a trial piece with the lower parts of 2 standing nude male figures (this was brought in separately, cf. U.16994) (G) Square of red limestone, sculptors trial pieces with unfinished figures of man and dog. [These objects were relettered on the card as follows: C=E, D=F, E=G, F=C, and G=D. Entries in this database, however, follow original lettering]
16617	31-43-204	(none)	(none)	Puzuzu head. Black steatite.
17190	31-43-315	(none)	(none)	Terracotta bird. Hand-modelled and coarsely engraved. [drawing].
1445	31-43-316	(none)	(none)	Rattle. Red clay. Animal, head and legs broken off.
17184A	31-43-317	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Clay bird. (Usually hollow and containing a pebble, to serve as a rattle, but sometimes solid). Many examples. [drawing]
16401	31-43-342	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine. Camel. The rider has been broken off. Hand modeled, rough. [drawing 1:1]
1114	31-43-350	(none)	(none)	Clay figurine. modelled : drab clay [drawing]
17186	31-43-353	(none)	(none)	Clay ram's head. Hand modelled, the fleece done in applique (snowman technique). [drawing]
6792	31-43-354	(none)	(none)	Rams head. Baked clay. White glaze.
16263	31-43-368	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurine. Grotesque & primitive-looking nude female figure: legs missing: head is strangely bird-like [drawing 1:1]
16952	31-43-370	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine. Hand-modeled. With elaborate headdress, perhaps based on the Egyptian. [drawing 1:1]
16996	31-43-371	(none)	(none)	Terracotta figurine, fragment of female figure from chest to feet. Very primitive style. cf. Type IIIb. Flat and board-like. [drawing 1:1]
16453A	31-43-375	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines. Nude female: Type III, C.H. (A) Fragment broken away at the waist; (B) Fragment broken away at hips.
16901B	31-43-378	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Female with flounced cloak, otherwise nude, hands to breasts. [drawing] (A) Fragment preserved from the hips up; (B) Fragment from the hands up: similar but smaller mould.
17161	31-43-379	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Peculiarly coarse and violent type. (A) Fragment broken away at waist. [drawing 1:1]
16300	31-43-380	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Fragment. Legs missing. Draped female figure, the head disproportionately large. [drawing 1:1]
16223	31-43-381	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Upper part only of nude female figure. [drawing 1:1]
16481B	31-43-382	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Woman's head with disk(?) below. (A) Flat and much worn. Very coarse modeling and face peculiar perhaps Kassite?; (B) Very poor impression and complete. (C) Complete. [drawing 1:1]
16902A	31-43-383	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Nude female with hands to breasts. High relief. [drawing 1:1] (A) Broken away at knees; good condition; (B) Fragment head an feet missing.
16912	31-43-384	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Nude female figure, hands apparently by sides. (A) Broken off above waist. [drawing 1:1]
16992	31-43-385	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Nude female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Red clay : good modelling, broken away above knees. Photo _
16939A	31-43-386	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief of nude female with hands below breasts. (A) Complete. (B) Broken but complete except for feet; (C) Broken away at knees, poor cast. (D) Broken away at knees, poor cast; (E) Complete, the legs cut apart after moulding (F) Complete; (G) Mould taken only to navel and the cast then rounded off (probably same mould poor); (H) Complete (as above). All the above are of very lightly fired clay, red or yellowish grey, and form a group distinct from nearly all the other terracottas. They might be modern casts from an ancient mould. Type III c.Y
16953A	31-43-387	(none)	(none)	Terracotta relief. Nude female figure. With hands clasped below breasts; lines of dots on background. (A) Complete, but in very bad condition, and hidden by salt.
16438C	31-43-388	(none)	(none)	Terracotta Figurines: Female figure, nude, Type III, c.x. (as 1); (A) Fragment from hips up; (B) Complete, standing on base, much damaged by salt; (C) Fragment head and feet missing.; (D) Fragment head missing; (E) Fragment head and legs below knees missing; (F) Fragment from hands upwards (1371); (G)Broken away above ankles: most resembles No. 3 (1371) (H) complete down to knees (no more moulded than this); (J) Damaged & missing below hands, face rubbed, poor; (K) Complete: fair condition. (L) Fragment: the left arm and the body below the hands missing. (M) Complete, from miniature mould, poor impression.