A process of decorating a surface by pushing another object into the surface, like a stamp or seal.  

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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)
11401 30-12-23 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Pinkish grey steatite. Early type. Subject: 2 figures with bird-like heads seated facing each other and drinking through tubes from a common vessel. They are seated in a boat with high stem and prow, a reed plant (?) at the end of the boat and below objects like reed bundles.
11448 30-12-22 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark grey steatite. 2 winged animals, heraldically crossed.
12374F 30-12-2 (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project]
12795A 30-12-18 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.
12720 30-12-17 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting.
12041 30-12-16 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. 2 registers: Animals. Poorly cut. Stags galloping.
11566 30-12-14 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers: above, 2 bulls & trees; below, 2 gazelles & trees.
11757 30-12-13 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Sides slightly convex. 2 registers: gazelles rough linear drawing.
12654 30-12-12 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals.
12034 30-12-11 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed. Fighting beasts (lions?).
16561B 19311010.33 (none) (none) Seal impressions. Uninscribed.
20 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite Greenish-grey. Seated figure of a divinity rt, before whom 5 standing figures.
(none) (none) 1923,1110.182 (none) (none)
67A (none) 1923,1110.200 B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
67B (none) (none) B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
79 (none) 1923,1110.40 (none) Clay brick-stamps, Fr. of with figs in bold relief. [drawing 1:1]
101 (none) (none) (none) Mud seal impression. fr of. Upper part of god's figure l. with lance behind. Probably 3rd Dynasty? [drawing not to scale]
160 (none) (none) (none) Conoid seal. Black steatite on base. A roughly sketched design almost recognizable. [drawing 1:1]
391 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment. Probably of jar-sealing, with seal impressions showing crosses, animals, etc. Found TTB26 see U381
(none) (none) 1923,1110.199 (none) (none)
573 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of jar sealing with a single seal impressed 3 times.
574 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment. Seal impression showing figure of worshipper being introduced and four line inscription "Azag-Nannar, the scribe, the secretary, son of Nannar-du-ul-a..., priest of Nannar."
575 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment (jar sealing?) With two seal impressions. One shows 5 line inscription the other 4 lines, broken.
576 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment. Seal impression with three-line inscription, standing figures either side. Seal of RU(?)-AB-KI-A-RA-? Son of Ibi-Sin, servant of AN-AN(MAR-TU). Duplicate of U.582.
577 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of jar or bottle sealing. Seal-impression showing portions of 4-line inscription.

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