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) |
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1706 | (none) | (none) | B15594 | Cylinder seal. Light brown stone. With traces of archaic design of fishes. | |
![]() | 1437 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light grey stone. 2 registers: upper, 3 seated figures, female, with plant in jar between 2 of them; lower register, scene with ibex(?) |
![]() | 18184 | (none) | 1932,1008.164 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Light steatite. 2 trees (?) and a standard (?) rude early cutting: much worn. |
![]() | 7616 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Figures faint. 2 rampant lions facing one another; on either side a hero grasps each by the tail. Between the heroes a heavily draped erect deity. Attributes: snake, palm tree? and scorpion? |
7615 | (none) | (none) | B16894 | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Figures faint. Scene of worship. Minor deity leads worshipper by the hand towards seated Nannar. Attributes: crescent moon and palm. | |
![]() | 17318 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Grey. Tree and criss cross decoration. |
![]() | 17740 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Man shooting gazelle. |
![]() | 17099 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. White. Presentation scene. Two standing figures before a seated god. |
![]() | 3343 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. Worn. Tree of Life about BC 1200. [drawing] |
![]() | 17747 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone. [Broken and crossed out] unfinished; presentation scene; faintly scratched figure of standing deity. 2 standing figures. |
![]() | 6806 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone? Grey. Geometrical and floral decoration. Decorated with heavily incised concentric circles and petals. E. [drawing] |
![]() | 11416 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Limestone? Very poor work. [drawing] |
17321 | 31-43-61 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble (?). Brown. Sides convex. God standing behind a crescent on a pole and a second deity introducing the votary advances toward the pole. Dwarf like figure. Animal. | |
![]() | 6561 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble gray. Obliterated. B. |
![]() | 11107 | (none) | 1928,1010.239 | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Marble. Greyish and mottled. Inscribed. Presentation scene: enthroned god and four figures advancing towards him. All the gods wear the horned headdress and three wear the flaunced kaukanes skirt. One has a plain skirt indicated by vertical radial lines running down from the waist; the introducing deity has a skirt with a division down the middle and a fringe at the bottom. This skirt is indicated by markings running down obliquely to a central vertical line that marks the division. All wear the cloak with one arm only exposed. The seated god appears to be enthroned on a mountain indicated by triangular blocks from the top of which rises a tree. Attributes: lightening? and one deity carries a staff? on the shoulder. Inscription e-zi(d) Ezid; dub-sar scribe. HC..213. |
![]() | 12158 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Marble. Mottled (black & brown) with copper caps. Subject: Gilgamesh with looped spear, 2 rampant lions crossed between rampant rams. |
7656 | (none) | (none) | B16865 | Cylinder seal. Marble. Mottled grey and black. Slightly concave. Gilgamesh fighting rampant lion; Enkidu fighting rampant bull; lion and bull back to back. c. 2800BC. | |
![]() | 6751 | (none) | 1927,0527.174 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble. Red and white with copper top. Worshipping goddess hands raised in attitude of prayer. E. 1st Babylonian Pre-Kassite about 1900 BC. |
7617 | (none) | (none) | B16877 | Cylinder seal. Marble. White. 4 bulls rampant of which 3 have human heads, bearded and horned. On either side a rampant lion. Grotesque figure with himan body, animal's head, (possibly a donkey's head??) conical headdress and pig tail? grasps one lion by the tail. c. 3000BC | |
![]() | 7548 | (none) | 1928,1009.53 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Marble. White. Incised lines decoration and 4 minute circles [drawing of design] |
7658 | (none) | (none) | B16890 | Cylinder seal. Marble? White. Hero between two rampant bulls? On either side of bulls a rampant lion. Between the lions a post surmounted by a star. | |
![]() | 2796 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Martu period. About BC 2100. [drawing] |
![]() | 18457 | 33-35-178 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Milky crystal. Geometrical (?) designs in 2 registers. |
![]() | 11420 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Mottled and veined steatite. Subject: presentation scene- a god seated rt. and four standing figures. |
![]() | 11843 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. Mottled grey steatite. Men & animals fighting. |