Seal Impression
This category includes clay objects on which seal impressions were made.
This category includes clay objects on which seal impressions were made. Many of these were found in PG (the SIS layers). Some of them have impressions of what they were sealing on the opposite side: vessels or the knots used to lock doors.
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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) |
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![]() | 11638 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Jar-sealings. 5 fragments of large impressions from large animal scene; from concave cylinder. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Jar-sealing. 5 fragments (which join) of large. animal scene. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11640 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Jar-sealings. 3 fragments. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11641 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Seal Impression. (With bitumen?) (impressed) showing seated god. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11645 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Impression on Jar sealing. Large impression (animals) from large cylinder (45mm d.) on large man of clay. & piece with finger prints. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11647 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Impressions on Jar-sealing. Large fragment. Primitive figure (radiate hair) & animals. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11653 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Impression on Jar-sealing (large) Linons and prey ... Star. cf. 11601 |
![]() | 11679 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal Impressions. Jar-sealing beneath mark of cloth above 2 impressions from a stamp seal showing bull with upturned head and crescent horns. Above the bull crescent moon. Rough. |
11680 | 31-16-630 | (none) | (none) | Clay Seal Impressions on lamp or tablet. with geometrical design spread eagle, star, sun? (like sign UD) angular man(?) carrying pot, and other things. | |
![]() | 11681 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay seal Impression. Geometrical design (clay mixed with bitumen?) |
![]() | 11682 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. Presentation scene. In front of seated, bearded god (Nannar?) small kneeling figure, facing the worshippers. Crescent above. Inscription En(?)(... ) Du(b-sar) Aradd( ). |
![]() | 11683 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. Fragment of 3 lines. of inscription. |
![]() | 11685 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 3 clay sealings. with similar geometrical designs. |
![]() | 11686 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Sealing. With geometrical design. |
11688 | 31-16-606 | (none) | (none) | Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases. | |
![]() | 11689 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Sealing. Presentation scene (?) (2 figures approaching a third. The 3rd. looks human: carries a weapon like the sign RU) illegible? inscription. |
![]() | 12502 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with impression from large cylinder: man in punt, animal (in punt?) and other animals. |
12545 | 31-16-648 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Serpant. | |
![]() | 12546 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Animals. |
12547A | 31-16-635 | (none) | (none) | [A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar | |
12547B | 31-16-637 | (none) | (none) | [A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar | |
![]() | 12549 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression ? Man carrying gazelle. |
![]() | 12551 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Animals. |
12771N | 31-17-319D | (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]. | |
12774P | 31-17-321D | (none) | (none) | Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H) Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.11] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercer. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.10] 4 pieces red bands on drab [N.11] 1 piece plain red wash(?); [N.12-.13] 2 pieces, design in red on light ground; [N.14-.15] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light ground : rows of triangles and bands; [N.16-.18] 3 pieces with transverse bands of erased slip decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of a second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with scratched design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals. |
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