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)
20052 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. One seated and two standing figures. Apparently unfinished cutting.
20053 (none) (none) (none) Trial piece. Fragment of white marble vase on which a gem-cutter's sketch for a seated figure of a goddess. On the reverse, another similar figure and some cuneiform signs.
20062 (none) 1935,0112.39 (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Geometrical design.
20063 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Seated goddess, table, and 2 standing figures.
20064 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Two standing figures and a tree.
20094 (none) 1935,0112.44 (none) Cylinder seal. Half of (split longitudinally). Shell. Two registers. Above, 4 standing figures of man[?]. Below, 2 men punting a boat : a large jar in the prow.
17911E (none) (none) (none) Group from one burial. (A) Gold frontlet. (B) 3 twisted gold hair ribbons [B and I-J], (C) 2 gold hair rings [C and K], spirally coiled with hollow lunate ends. (D) 2 necklaces [D and L], one of gold ribbed balls between agate lentoids, the other of flat agate lentoids, 1 flat barrel lapis lazuli, 2 carnelian bugles, 1 granite lentoid. 3 double conoid lapis lazuli, 1 flat barrel amber. (E) Shell cylinder seal. Obscured. (F) Silver spiral finger ring (G) 2 silver bracelets (H) Silver pin, round with square tang
17912E (none) (none) (none) Group from one burial. (A) [A and J] 2 Gold frontlets. (B) [B and K]2 tubular gold bracelets (C) Gold earring, spirally coiled with lunate ends (D) [D and L] 2 silver bracelets, single wire (E) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, introductory scene, 2 standing figures and seated deity; crescent above god; (F) Necklace of gold balls between carnelian bugles, flat lentoid chalcedones, carnelian barrels, carnelian ball, agate lentoid, green chalcedone bugles. (G) Axe, type XVIII, [H-I] Copper objects [These are drawn on the field catalog card, but not assigned subdivisions by Woolley][drawing]
18121D (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing]
18212A (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Broken and incomplete. Remains of presentation scene, and inscription.
14626C (none) (none) (none) Seal impression in fragments.
14626D (none) (none) (none) Seal impression in fragments.
14626E (none) (none) (none) Seal impression in fragments.
14626F (none) (none) (none) Seal impression in fragments.
14626B (none) (none) (none) Seal impression in fragments.
(none) (none) (none) (none) unknown
14825C (none) 1930,1213.434 (none) Seal Impressions. 2 Pieces. Probably belonging together. Stars, stylized reptile, etc. and rosette stamp.
15017B (none) (none) (none) Seal impressions 2 pieces. linear pattern.
14841B (none) 1930,1213.410 (none) Jar Sealings. Two pieces. pieces belonging together. Scratched with signs.
18550C (none) (none) (none) [A-O] Clay jar sealing. With seal impressions (various)
14618B (none) (none) (none) Seal Impression. Linear Design. (some resemblance to signs in certain details)
2937D.3 (none) 1927,1003.211 (none) Necklace [D] including 15 beads carnelian-1 glass- 1 pebble- 3 crystal- 2 paste- 2 sard-and [A-C]three cylinder seals. (A) Red marble Assyrian influence about BC 700. (B) Hematite: Sun god rising sword in hand on mountain-3 lines inscription worn out-BC 2000. (C) Limestone [Drawing]. [E Tablet according to British Museum. Not attested on field card]
7833D (none) (none) (none) [A-T] Fragments and envelopes containing seal impressions. [not all described] (E,-G) mu-nam-? nu-sag-ma AN; (L-M) RI-IM (^d) Si(n; dumu Warad (^d) Si(n; Lugal arar (^ki)-ma; (R-T) NB: figure of Istar with the arrows ^d Se(?)...; dumu ^d...; Warad ^dAdad...
12371E (none) 1929,1017.373 (none) Group: [A.1-.3] 3 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis large fluted ball beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head VI B. [D] Slender copper needle. [E] Cylinder seal, white calcite.
994B (none) (none) (none) [A-E] 5 clay fragments. 2 pairs joining, with inscribed impressions. Placed in small box numbered separately.

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