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)
(none) 31-16-896 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-897 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-900 (none) (none) [Unknown]
(none) 31-16-902 (none) (none) [Unknown]
11175A (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seals. Shell. [A} A good deal decayed: design of fighting animals. At one end the hole is of normal size: at the other end it is much enlarged and into it is fitted [B] a second cylinder, engraved with rope-net pattern and a bull.
2880B (none) (none) B16535B Brick of Dungi. "Dun-gi, mighty hero, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, E-har-sag, his beloved house, has built." H.C.
(none) (none) (none) B16536B (none)
(none) (none) 1923,1110.182 (none) (none)
686 (none) 1923,1110.189 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A seated god: before him an altar behind which a standing god introducing an adorant: behind, the remains of 2 columns of inscription. Work poor and inscription very scratchy.[drawing]
(none) (none) 1923,1110.199 (none) (none)
67A (none) 1923,1110.200 B15239 Clay seals 2. From wheat-sack fastening cords each bearing stamps of oval seals. on (A) pegasus, lion, stag. on (B) lion(?), Bucranium, etc. [Annotated] B and Phil
79 (none) 1923,1110.40 (none) Clay brick-stamps, Fr. of with figs in bold relief. [drawing 1:1]
1551A (none) 1924,0920.103 (none) Mould. Fragment, waist downwards only. Yellow clay. Female figure, nude, with object at right hand.
1379 (none) 1924,0920.104 (none) Mould. Fragment. Drab clay. For nude female figure, waist upwards only, remainder broken away.
1133 (none) 1924,0920.119 (none) Clay jar-stopper. Fragment with impression of archaic cylinder seal. Erect animals and men. [drawing 1:1]
1115 (none) 1924,0920.179 (none) Seal. Black burnt clay. Incised lines on face. [drawing]
7589 (none) 1927,0109.29 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Scene of worship. Standing god with left arm upraised, above a star? below a snake? Hero in short dress falling only to knees advances to meet major god. Behind the advancing figure a second figure carrying in the right hand a bird and in the left a fish.
6501 (none) 1927,0527.142 (none) Miniature bull pendant. Shell. Flat base with and information upon it? Possibly a winged animal and crescent moon. Crouching winged dragon. Crescent. About BC 500 (or early ??)
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.
6753 (none) 1927,0527.175 (none) Cylinder seal. Quartz. Violet? Color. Plain. E.
6969 (none) 1927,0527.176 (none) Unpierced white limestone Cylinder seal. Inscrip: Rima-at-gir-ra son of Iliturri.
6590 (none) 1927,0527.177 (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Gilgamesh fighting the rampant bull; Eabani fight the rampant lion. Before BC 3000. E.
6997 (none) 1927,0527.178 (none) Cylinder seal. White steatite. Poor condition. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Votary introduced to seated god. About BC 2400.
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.
6084 (none) 1927,0527.180 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Reception scene, Nannar, minor god and votary. 2 lines of inscription. Inscription: Lugal-ezen. Son of Lugal. About BC 2400 E. 3rd Dynasty of Ur.

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