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)
18181 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey stone. Very roughly cut. Tree and shrine (?).
18185 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Red limestone. An antelope and a rayed disk standard star above. Poor flat work, much worn.
18191 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Glazed frit: glaze perished. Two flying geese.
18193 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Half of. Dark steatite. Standing figure of a god, and a column of inscription.
18199A 32-40-47 (none) (none) Clay tables (?) [A-B]. Two: found together. Flat-topped circular three-legged tables with a small hole in the cetner due to a depression underneath. In each case there is underneath a drop of glaze which has fallen on this side and run towards the central hollow. The objects therefore seem to have been used as tripod supports with the 'table-top' downwards as base, which was to be treated with glaze.
18208 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Scene of worship. One seated and one standing figure and 3 columns of inscription much defaced.
18209 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation (?) scene with 4 standing figures.
18233 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal, black steatite. Much damaged: two heroes fighting an animal.
18240 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Bearded and winged god, wearing short chiton, between rampant lion and human-headed and winged bull = fine work.
18253 33-35-189 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. Archaic. Broken and incomplete. A naked man fighting, two heraldically crossed animals: a crouched bull and a seated goddess.
18257 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White limestone. Winged monster and scorpion.
18258 33-35-173 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene. Seated goddess, with 2 standing figures and 2 lizards. Poor condition.
18264 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White frit once glazed but the glaze all perished. Gazelle and man.
18274 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Presentation scene, standing god and 2 other standing figures.
18275 (none) (none) (none) Clay sealing from a basket or panel: string marks underneath. The clay has been roughly squeezed together on the strings and then incised on two sides. [drawing 1:1]
18278 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Presentation scene with seated goddess and 2 standing figures.
18279 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers: above, presentation scene with seated goddess and 2 standign figures. Below, swans. Poorly shaped and poorly cut: much worn.
18282 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark greenish grey steatite. A naked hunter with 2 lions heraldically crossed and rampant. Rather poor archaic work.
18283 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. A god and a worshipper, standing and 2 columns of inscription.
18285 33-35-80 (none) (none) Signet ring. Copper. With oval bezel on which an engraved design, (corroded).
18289 33-35-259 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. From a cylinder. Standing figure of worshipper, with shaven head and long dress.
18293 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Eagle (?) with outspread wings, in angles of fretted zigzag.
18310 33-35-260 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene.
18311 33-35-261 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?)
18325 33-35-262 (none) (none) Clay seal impression. Men and animals fighting. [Note on back of card reads Check in Catalog of Vol. IV, was there, but has been removed. The note is signed [illegible], and dated 1936.]

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