Boxes

This category includes vessels that are rectangular in shape with straight sides.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
(none)	(none)	(none)	B16571.1	unknown
(none)	(none)	1929,1017.488	(none)	(none)
10436A	(none)	(none)	B16744A	Box (?) Semi-circular The body of [B] silver, the lid of [A] shell and lapis inlay. The lid is of soild shell with inlaid diamond decoration found round the edge and engraved concentric lines on the top: inside this frame is a figure of a lion just after a spring silhouetted against lapis, the engraved lines filled in with red and black. Found on the SE side of the the box.
10436B	(none)	(none)	B16744b	Box (?) Semi-circular The body of [B] silver, the lid of [A] shell and lapis inlay. The lid is of soild shell with inlaid diamond decoration found round the edge and engraved concentric lines on the top: inside this frame is a figure of a lion just after a spring silhouetted against lapis, the engraved lines filled in with red and black. Found on the SE side of the the box.
1117	(none)	1924,0920.275	(none)	Clay box. Coffin-shaped: adorned with snakes in relief: drab clay. Not to scale. [drawing]
11586	30-12-697	(none)	(none)	Alabaster Box. Square, with 4 holes square above and circular below.
12482	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper box. Cylindrical, with remains of copper lid leaving a flat knob handle in the middle. ? [Type] 97 (New 110)
12664H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Description Box containing a large number of fragments of ivory. Condition Fair; fragmentary.
12771D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].
14483A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Paint box. In 2 compartments, compound of square plain shell plaques with a rectangular shell lid and edge with rectangular strips of shell and mother of pearl.
1540A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Box. Red drab clay. Adorned with spotted snakes in relief. One end and most of one side broken away, remaining portion broken in 2 pieces (A and B) [drawing: not to scale]
1540B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Box. Red drab clay. Adorned with spotted snakes in relief. One end and most of one side broken away, remaining portion broken in 2 pieces (A and B) [drawing: not to scale]
15460	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ivory box. With swivel lid; containing green paint. Perforated at sides and on top to hold a small metal knob(?). TA
15816	(none)	(none)	(none)	Incense (?) box. Baked clay. Incised panelled decoration.
16731	(none)	1931,1010.212	(none)	Glazed box. Originally blue, with lid. Two lugs: lid and lugs perforated to hold a pin for fastening lid. [drawing]
17123	31-43-576	(none)	(none)	Terracotta box. Oval. With its sides decorated with applied figures of snakes and a rudimentary human figure (broken but complete)
17362	(none)	(none)	(none)	Box. Baked clay. Glazed. Square. Undulating top. Top of box decorated with 5 bosses on each face. [drawing]
6140	(none)	(none)	(none)	Case. Fragment. Steatite. Blue. Engraved scorpion decorates the side. Card received from Mallowan, 1976. TE Reach.
6465A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Steatite box. Fragment. Dark green. Incised zig-zag and circular decoration. E. [drawing 1:1]
6514B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta box. Square. Cracked.
6583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Terracotta box? Green. Fragmentary. Incised wedge decoration in face. B. [drawing 1:2]
6786	(none)	1927,0527.55	(none)	Stone casket. Complete with lid. Black. Burnt and broken but complete. Divided into 2 compartments. Grooves to receive lid and 8 holes in tiers for gold nobs? Also one in lid. E.
7073	(none)	(none)	(none)	Box of reed matting. Fragmentary. Part of base and part of side alone remain. Square, raised bottom.
9147	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper box. Circular, with lid provided with central knob. [Type XCVII] [drawing]
9758	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Box Circular, with close-fitting lid surmounted by knob handle [drawing] 2:3 Type XCVII