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)
7641 (none) (none) B16861 Cylinder seal. Green stone. Slightly concave. Broken in antiquity but remended and complete. Gilgamesh and Enkidu back to back the former fighting a rampant bull the latter fighting a rampant lion.
16720 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite.
1053 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Bad condition. Figures and inscription.
16104 31-43-54 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Presentation scene before seated deity. Palm tree.
2661 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey limestone. Rampant lion attacked by two figures of Gilgamesh. About BC 2600-2300. [drawing]
6253 (none) (none) B16290 Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500.
18747 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated Ningal and two standing figures: two columns of inscriptions erased. Much worn.
18330 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. (broken). 2 registers: above, presentation scene with seated god and 2 standing figures: below a line of swans.
11415 30-12-48 (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Grey steatite. (Found broken and in bad condition)
18333 (none) 1933,1013.73 (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. 2 columns of inscription.
18331 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. 3 standing figures.
18332 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. 3 standing figures.
6002 (none) (none) B16287 Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Below, figure Gilgamesh? prostrate above, offering to Ea, heraldic animals, etc. c. BC 2300. ? Brick. VII
18212A (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Broken and incomplete. Remains of presentation scene, and inscription.
1046 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Figures and inscription.
1047 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Figures and inscription.
1050 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Figures.
6867 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Introductory scene. Minor god with horned headdress introduces votary to seated god. About 2300 BC. B.
6232 (none) 1927,0527.179 (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Kneeling man between two rampant lions. A standing hero seizes one lion by the tail. About BC 2200.
18451 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Poor: 2 standing figures; between them a tree (?)
6779A (none) (none) B16299 Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Presented. Scene of worship. Worshipper interlaced by minor goddess to seated Nannar. Attributes: Crescent moon. Inscription obliterated. Post Sargonid. Pre-3rd Ur Dynasty about 2500 BC
11509 (none) 1929,1017.378 (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Row of men (?) very crude and primitive.
6894 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Scene of worship.
1049 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey steatite. Small: figures and inscription.
6896 (none) (none) B16368 Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Subject obliterated. Linear figures. B.

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