Shell
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or an egg. Can be used for inlays, decoration, or for holding pigments or makeup.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9776D | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776E | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776F | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776G | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776H | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776I | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776J | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776K | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9776L | (none) | (none) | B16742 | [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis. |
| 9783 | (none) | (none) | B17677 | Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 9799 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cockle Shells. Containing green and black paint. |
| 9808 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal Shell 2 bearded bulls rampant, back to back, 3 standing heroes next to one another- two of them are attacking the bulls; the third stands in between the other two heroes. |
| 9905 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Inlay Small figure in silhouette, broken, and the head missing Male(?) figure wearing kaukanes of early type with 3 rows of fringes, advancing left. In the left hand a short staff [drawing] 1:1 Good early work. |
| 9906 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Inlay Small figure in silhouette (head missing) A servant (?) wearing a fringed skirt advances left holding with both hands two piles of pots, each pile containing 4 ordinary tumblers [drawing] 1:1 |
| 9907A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Engraved Shell 3 pieces [A-C] obviously belonging together. Curved in section so as to form with a 4th piece (not found) a short tube. (A) Left, a man with hair in short curls,wearing a skirt with narrow fringes open in front and overlapping, faces right and is fighting a rampant bull: in background, bushes (?) (B) Right, a man exactly like the last seizes from behind a bull, (left) rampant. (C) A bull, left rampant, against a background of bushes. There is a narrow border above and below, plain: the figured are sharply outlined and the ground was cut away and filled with a black pigment of which some remains: the engraved lines of internal detail on the silhouetted figures are also filled in with black. |
| 9907B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Engraved Shell 3 pieces [A-C] obviously belonging together. Curved in section so as to form with a 4th piece (not found) a short tube. (A) Left, a man with hair in short curls,wearing a skirt with narrow fringes open in front and overlapping, faces right and is fighting a rampant bull: in background, bushes (?) (B) Right, a man exactly like the last seizes from behind a bull, (left) rampant. (C) A bull, left rampant, against a background of bushes. There is a narrow border above and below, plain: the figured are sharply outlined and the ground was cut away and filled with a black pigment of which some remains: the engraved lines of internal detail on the silhouetted figures are also filled in with black. |
| 9907C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Engraved Shell 3 pieces [A-C] obviously belonging together. Curved in section so as to form with a 4th piece (not found) a short tube. (A) Left, a man with hair in short curls,wearing a skirt with narrow fringes open in front and overlapping, faces right and is fighting a rampant bull: in background, bushes (?) (B) Right, a man exactly like the last seizes from behind a bull, (left) rampant. (C) A bull, left rampant, against a background of bushes. There is a narrow border above and below, plain: the figured are sharply outlined and the ground was cut away and filled with a black pigment of which some remains: the engraved lines of internal detail on the silhouetted figures are also filled in with black. |
| 9909 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shell Plaque Engraved with animal scene. Poor condition & figure indistinct. |
| 9943 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White Shell A man and lions fighting, and a lion fighting a bull, a small animal scene, and an inscription. dsara-men (?) dub-sar nin sara-men, scribe of the lady. Into the hole is fitted a tube of dark shale (?). (HC. 205). |
| 9970 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal White shell In poor condition Presentation scene with one seated deity and three figures approaching |
| 9989 | (none) | 1928,1010.295 | (none) | Cockle Shell Containing green paint |
| 9997 | (none) | 1935,0113.434 | (none) | Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis |