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)
6067 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 men exchanging greetings and inscription. Arad-dam son of Badada About BC 1900. B. VII. [drawing]
16123 (none) 1931,1010.34 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers. Above: presentation scene - 3 standing figures. Below: geese(?).
7129 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers. Spread eagle, vase with palm branch and worshippers on either side. Before 3000 BC. E.
11566 30-12-14 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers: above, 2 bulls & trees; below, 2 gazelles & trees.
6058 (none) 1927,0527.181 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 spread eagles, reversed and a scorpion. E.
16366 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 standing figures saluting. Between them a palm tree.
18552 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 worshippers, a tree, a crescent and a swan.
686 (none) 1923,1110.189 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A seated god: before him an altar behind which a standing god introducing an adorant: behind, the remains of 2 columns of inscription. Work poor and inscription very scratchy.[drawing]
11852 (none) 1929,1017.354 (none) Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Animals & men fighting.
11182 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Birds and animals very roughly done.
6165 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Broken at bottom. Minor god, votary and inscription. Worshipper led by hand unto a standing armed (?) god- crescent. Du-( ) son of Sag-da( ). About BC 2300. B.
6122 (none) (none) B16282 Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Broken at one end, subject mostly obliterated.
18293 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Eagle (?) with outspread wings, in angles of fretted zigzag.
7628 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Font from which rises a palm? On either side a snake? and beyond a hero attacking rampant lion with a sword. Possibly the curved markings at the side of the altar may represent not snakes but handles or running water? [drawing] cf. U.7640
6268 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. Worshipper introduced by an assistant goddess to a god like Shamash stepping forward and armed with a sword and scimitar. Ma-au-sum son of Ludingi-ra? About BC 2100. B.
17613 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gazelle betwee 2 trees; crescent above; inverted crescent beneath belly.
16103 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh & Eabani attacking rampant lion. Spread eagle, Goose (?) or Swan(?) and triangular sign.
16151 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh & Eabani, rampant lion.
10302 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and Enkidu (horned, bull-footed deity with long pit-tail) back to back fighting a rampant bull and a rampant lion respectively; the latter graspes the lion by the tail. Between the 2 fighting animals a third - a rampant bull back turned towards first bull.
6881 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and Enkidu attacking rampant lion. About 1400 BC. B.
6986 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion. About BC 2100. 2300 BC? B.
847 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and his friend killing their favorite winged gryphon. Fairly good work.
16327 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh, Eabani, and rampant lion.
16789 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh, Zabani and rampant lion.
11846 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. God seated on mountain, with 2 attendants, and 2 other divine figures standing.

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