Marble

This rock ranges in color from white to green to gray to brown to red. It is usually used in statues, as a building material, and as a component in lime.

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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)
16345A	31-43-280	(none)	(none)	(none)
(none)	30-12-522	(none)	(none)	(none)
18113A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads [A]. Agate elliptical and date shaped, marble elliptical, carnelian date-shaped, carnelian tubular and ball shaped and long double conoid, shaped agate, facetted eliptical in carnelian, blue glaze disk. [drawing] [B-C] Also, scraps of gold foil. [D-E] Also 2 bone spindle whorl.
17417	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 1 amethyst facetted. 1 marble lentoid. 1 carnelian double conoid. 1 steatite lentoid. 1 frit lentoid. 2 glass paste flattened tubular beads, lozenge shaped in section.
17905	32-40-246	(none)	(none)	Beads. 2 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian ball; 1 flat ovoid chalcedony; 1 lentoid marbles; 1 paste ball.
17908	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. 3 flat barrel agates; 1 flat barrel blue granite; 1/2 flat lentoid marble.
18142A	(none)	1932,1008.134	(none)	Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18142B	(none)	1932,1008.136	(none)	Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18142C	32-40-260	(none)	(none)	Beads. A collection of mixed stone beads. The majority of stalagmite calcite, plain milky calcite, black and white granite, marble, steatite, pink limestone, jasper etc. ? Third dynasty.
18144A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite.
18144B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. A mixed lot. Carnelian, agate, jasper, marble hematite lapis and agate. Mixed shapes: one double tubular; date stamped, tubular, rings etc. Also, a spindle whorl of grey steatite.
19435	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. carnelian balls and short date-shaped, lapis balls and balls of black and white marble.
19430	(none)	1935,0112.86	(none)	Beads. Carnelian rings and 1 tube, lapis balls, black and white marble balls, 1 quartzite lozenge-shape, 4 date-shaped red chalcedony (?)
18322	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Date shaped, of marble and other stones, coarsely made. Order not original but beads are brought in together.
19571	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis diamonds, quartzite diamonds, marble diamonds, large date shaped chalcedony and lapis rings. A garter worn below the knee.
17898	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Mixed lot, off many shapes and materials, found in or just below the floor of an early Neo-Babylonian level and presumably of that date, though some may well be old beads re-used. Shapes include ball, ring, cylinder, rhomboid, diamond, date shaped, elliptical, polygonal, double conoid, poppyseed, chisel, pear pendant, one miniature celt. Materials include carnelian, marble, steatite, sard, calcite, quartz, amethyst, agate, mother of pearl, shell, glazed frit, limestone (?), granite, hematite, crystal.
18348	(none)	1933,1013.156	(none)	Beads. Roughly cut from various stones. Limestone, marble, pebble, crystal etc. Roughly date shaped, tubular, balls. Not in original order.
18836	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Small shells, pierced; carnelian cylindrical, carnelian ring; marble diamond; steatite discoid; chert (?) date-shaped, double conoid; white frit from amulet. A very poor lot.
209	(none)	(none)	B14938, B14938	Cone, black and white veined marble. Only the lower part preserved. Inscribed: [Annotated] Dedication to the goddess Ningal for the life of Ur-Engur by a priest of Nannar. [Annotated] Duplicate of 249 [Annotated] Copied and transliterated. Placed in P.R.
9878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Blue and white marble, speckled Palm, 2 rampant lions crossed and a rampant gazelle.
9542	(none)	1928,1010.246	(none)	Cylinder seal Fragment Upper half missing Mottled marble Inscribed Presentation scene before seated god. Flounced kaukanes skirts.
9844	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Green marble Inscribed Copper cap at each end. Scene of worship: en-menOan-na/ ur-si/ niOdu/ arad-da-ni - Enmenanna. Ursi, porter, his servant. Enthroned god saluting three divinities who approach with offerings. Enthroned god wears a wide brimmed conical cap. Attribute: the sun. Before him a flat-staff ? with a flag ? on a tripod. First approaching deity has a sword? suspended from waist, the second carries 2 corn ? stalks. Third deity carries a curved notched trident ? - (a name is written alongside this deity). Behind the throne a gazelle, and above it is a 3 column inscription.
10364	(none)	(none)	B16872	Cylinder Seal Greenish grey marble Hero: on either side a rampant bull and a rampant lion. Attributes: Crescent Moon, and star on two legged pole.
9829	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Greyish marble Presentation scene: 3 figures before seated god. Poor condition.
9749	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Marble Mottled- greenish blue Presentation scene before seated god; 3 standing deities and a very well defined palm tree. Attribute: crescent moon. Slightly concave. Surface cracked. Faultily perforated; hole not exactly in centre.