Impressed
Technique of decorating a surface by pushing another object into the surface.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 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). |
| 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. |
| 12701B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] 1) Copper pin. L. 250mm with lapis ball head and gold caps. Type V B. [B] 2) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. L. 20mm, D. 11mm. Two heroes (one wearing feathered headdress) and rampant animals. [C] 3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli L. 30mm, D. 7mm. Two registers. Above and below: rampant animals. [D] 4) Beads forming a necklace of 3 strings: gold, lapis and carnelian barrels. [E] 5) Beads. Long lentoids of gold and lapis and in center a small gold frog amulet L. 10mm, W. 10mm. [F-G] 6) Gold earrings. A pair. Small 1 1/2 coils. Lunate. [H-I] 7) Two bracelets. [H] One plain silver, the [I] other plain copper. [J] 8) Stone bowl. Calcite. Greyish. Nearly hemispherical. [Type] IX. [K] 9) Stone vase. White calcite [Type] LVI. [L] 10) Silver finger (?) ring. Very small. 1 1/2 coils. |
| 12701C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] 1) Copper pin. L. 250mm with lapis ball head and gold caps. Type V B. [B] 2) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. L. 20mm, D. 11mm. Two heroes (one wearing feathered headdress) and rampant animals. [C] 3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli L. 30mm, D. 7mm. Two registers. Above and below: rampant animals. [D] 4) Beads forming a necklace of 3 strings: gold, lapis and carnelian barrels. [E] 5) Beads. Long lentoids of gold and lapis and in center a small gold frog amulet L. 10mm, W. 10mm. [F-G] 6) Gold earrings. A pair. Small 1 1/2 coils. Lunate. [H-I] 7) Two bracelets. [H] One plain silver, the [I] other plain copper. [J] 8) Stone bowl. Calcite. Greyish. Nearly hemispherical. [Type] IX. [K] 9) Stone vase. White calcite [Type] LVI. [L] 10) Silver finger (?) ring. Very small. 1 1/2 coils. |
| 12704H | (none) | 1929,1017.371 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
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