14187 | 1930,1213.438
| Description (Catalog Card): | Seal impression. Stylized bird (?) etc.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | SIS 4 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Clay2 |
| U Number: | 14187 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Seals, Stamps, and Sealings >> Seal Impression |
| Season Number: | 08: 1929-1930 |
| Description (Modern): | UE 3 p. 28 no. 259: 'Scorpion, arrow point, buckled post (or club), leg and leaves form perhaps a pictographic inscription. U. 14187. SIS 4.' Matthews (1993) p. 68 no. 49: 'U14187. BM 1930.12.13.438. UE 3:259. SIS4. H 2.6, L 3.8. Complete impression surviving. Two rollings. Symbols arranged in borders: UR2, ?, scorpion, ? Sealing 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.0. Reverse has curve, di 8.0, and impressions of tine sacking secured by knot in string. sg di. 0.2. Functional type: pot with covering.' Merlin db: 'Description Part of a baked clay sealing with concave exterior surface impressed with figure of scorpion or some uncertain figure; edges chipped. Dimensions Length: 2.5 inches Width: 2 inches' |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Clay >> Unfired |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1930,1213.438 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
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| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | SIS 4 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | Cities, Seals, and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur | 1993 | Matthews, R. J. | (none) |
| Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions | Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions | 1936 | Legrain, Leon, and Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:58 Page:107 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:58 Page:107 | (none) |
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Publication Context: Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> Seal Impression Strata | SIS >> SIS 4