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)
12552 (none) 1935,0113.638 (none) Seal impression. Man fighting beasts?
12553 (none) 1928,1010.829 (none) Seal impression. Pattern of beasts and stars?
12554 (none) 1935,0113.639 (none) Seal impression.
12555 (none) 1935,0113.640 (none) Seal impression.
12556 (none) 1935,0113.641 (none) Seal impression.
12559 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell (with a sort of shell cap). Worshipper before seated god between 2 larger figures of Gilgamesh holding up animal by hindquarters, and tail in left hands, foot on head. Also on another small caprid. Inscription Kal PA-HA-HAR (=arm)(=prefect of the mill). HC 27.
12577 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Inscription only. HC 26
12637C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A-B] 1) Two copper reticules containing manicure implements attached to a ring. Both broken. [C] 2) Copper dagger Type I A. [D] Cylinder seal. Shell with copper caps. Presentation scene before enthroned god. Poor condition.
12639 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Slightly concave. Poor engraving. Broken and mended. Presentation scene before seated goddess, two figures approaching and an attendant behind the throne. Seated goddess wears horned and (feathered?) headdress and flounced kaukanes skirt. Before and behind her shoulders undulating lines represent lightening? Minor deity approaches salaams the seated god with right hand upraised: this deity wears a plain skirt and horned headdress. The votary introduced by the minor god wears a feathered headdress: apparently the feathers are arranged in two tiers. Behind throne an attendant deity also horned. Along lower portion of seal a band of reticulated decoration.
12640B (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper axe. [B] (2) Cylinder seal. Shell. Poor condition. Rampant animals including an antelope and a leopard.
12641C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper bowl hemispherical. Distorted. [B] (2) Copper pin - straight type. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Glazed frit in bad condition. Presentation scene.
12654 30-12-12 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals.
12658A (none) (none) (none) [A] Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration with it a [B] silver earring. 2 1/2 spiral coils.
12664E (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Wooden comb completely broken. [B] (2) Clay bottle, smoked grey ware. [C] (3) Earring - silver and copper intertwined lunate ends. 1 1/2 spiral coils. [D] 1 silver finger ring plain and [E] 1 copper [finger ring]. [F] Lapis cylinder seal. Two enthroned bird men sucking straws from a champagne vase . [G] Small beads. Lapis and silver rings and one large flat square lapis.
12666 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene. Poor cutting.
12667 (none) 1929,1017.380 (none) Cylinder seal. Calcite. Greenish. Bird headed men, shock headed and rampant beads, (lions and antelopes).
12674 30-12-4 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Strung in their silver wire ring. Bearded bulls, lions and antelopes all rampant.
12675 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal shell. Geometric ornament. On body of seal minute incised circles originally containing lapis inlay.
12677A (none) 1929,1017.380 (none) Group: [A] Cylinder seal lapis lazuli. Geometric decoration. [B] Beads. Carnelian rings and lapis double conoids also 1 mottled marble barrel bead. [C-D] Earrings. Silver. A pair. 1 1/2 spiral coils with thickened lunate ends and [E] 1 copper. [F] Copper finger ring.
12678C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper pin with bent head - on the top a lapis cube with a silver cap. Top missing. [B] (2) Copper pin. Lapis ball head with gold caps in upper and under side Type V B. [C] Cylinder seal. Shell. Decayed. Subject: rampant animals. [D] Stone bowl miniatures. Nicked rim. Calcite. [Type] XLIII. [drawing]
12679C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A-B] (1) Copper arrowheads. A pair. Tangs bound together by fibrous material. [C] (2) Cylinder seal. Shell. Decayed. Man grasping lion by the tail, a second man has overthrown ram and grasps it by the tail. Between the two men a palm. [D] Silver earring 1 1/2 spiral coils: thickened lunate ends. [E-F] Copper arrowheads. A second pair. Barbed and bound with string at tang end. Type VII B, but with flat instead of with round tangs. [G] Copper dagger. Type III but with elongated thinner tang.
12680C (none) 1929,1017.368 (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper axe Type XXII. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools on ring. Traces of matting on reticule. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed man and rampant animals. [D] (4) Beads - Worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bugles - 1 lapis lentoid. [E] (5) Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] XXV. [drawing]
12681 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Slightly concave. Hero fighting 2 rampant lions crossed.
12688 (none) 1929,1017.365 (none) Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Bluish green. Inscribed. 7 columns of inscription and a remaining portion of seal a heavily draped standing figure right hand upraised in salutation engraving of head has flaked away.
12689 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Bluish green. Inscribed. Broken and much decayed.

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