Head
Depiction of the upper part of the body.
This category contains depictions of the upper part of the body that contains the brain.
Objects: Head Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings
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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11725 | 30-12-40 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White shell. A god with one foot on a hill, & 3 worshippers. Inscription (Lug)al(?)-(?)-la(?)-ni dub-sar(=scribe). | |
11405 | 30-12-39 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Seal. White shell. Presentation scene: Seated goddess: before her a female worshipper introduced by a goddess. | |
8897 | (none) | (none) | B16868 | Cylinder seal. White shell. Seated goddess with star and moon and 4 standing figures. | |
1267 | (none) | (none) | B15592, B15592 | Cylinder seal; scene of "introduction" to seated god facing right, with star and crescent above. Inscription: Lugal-asum-gal (cf. U.1268) mar Ur-sul. Su-du-a. | |
11661 | 30-12-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar. | |
![]() | 16747 | 31-43-75 | (none) | (none) | Flat seal. Greenish grey steatite. Circular. Upper side convex and decorated with 4 circles, and 3 parallel incisions. Under side a man with a bowl resting against back of neck over shoulders balanced by each arm-suspended from it are 3 water skins, and to one side of the man a stool(?). Pair of stars. [drawing] obv. for rev. see photo. |
16704 | 31-43-42 | (none) | (none) | Fragment. Cylinder seal. hematite. Presentation scene; Standing god and 2 standing figures approaching. Crescent moon and star. | |
11598A | 30-12-35 | (none) | (none) | Group. [A](1) Cylinder Seal, lapis, man, lion & gazelle]. [B](2) Copper Axe Type XVII. [C](3) A few beads of lapis and copper. | |
12374F | 30-12-2 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project] | |
12705D | 30-12-348 | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E] (5) Spindles copper with lapis whorl. | |
13607A | 31-16-677 | (none) | (none) | Jar-sealing. [A-B] Two large fragments. Original diam. part. c. 013 Inscription: (me)s (?)-an-ni-p(ad)-da Lugal Kiski dam nu-gig. Left of inscriptions: naked man holding lion by tail, lion facing another man. Right of inscriptions: Lion attacks caprid; fine gilgamis figure holding caprid; himself attacked by lion. Below inscription: square design of four little naked men (note hair or headdress) each attacking one in front? with dagger (of different sorts.) Hc. 1929/30-4. | |
13653 | 31-16-629 | (none) | (none) | Jar-sealing. Archaic human figures and unidentified details. | |
16547 | 31-43-51 | (none) | (none) | Limestone cylinder seal Nin-es(?)-ba-na, Son of ... H.C. 30/II, 3. | |
16025 | 31-43-27 | (none) | (none) | Quartzite Cylinder seal. HC../30 UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] | |
![]() | 14597 | 31-16-603 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. 2 persons concerned with pots: a child; an emblem; a rosette stamp; |
14514 | 31-16-681 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Animal & human figure. | |
14000 | 31-16-616 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Cult scene. Naked man with pot before seated figure, behind him pots and another object. | |
14643 | 31-16-673 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Dancing man? | |
13979 | 31-16-641 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Hunting(?) man, stars, eagle, tree. | |
14599 | 31-16-647 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Men with fishes. | |
14625 | 31-16-657 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Naked figure with Urigal elaborate gateway. Star - 2 embracing persons, etc. Stamp from end of cylinder. | |
14196 | 31-16-665 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Naked man with staff(?) over shoulder, animals. | |
13687 | 31-16-610 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Scorpion? Man with radiate hair, lion. | |
14753 | 31-16-660 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Very primitive, human figure. | |
14571 | 31-16-668 | (none) | (none) | Seal impression. Line of men, in hand & pots. |