Decoration

This is anything that is added or subtracted from the surface of an object, usually for artistic purposes.

Objects: Decoration Export: JSON - XML - CSV Clay Seals and Sealings

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
11889	30-12-7	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell (in poor condition) A man, a lion, a bull & a gazelle fighting.
11895	30-12-15	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 ibex walking.
11896	30-12-31	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Pale green calcite. (1 side decayed) human-headed bulls & heroes fighting.
11899	30-12-21	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Geometrical design.
11961	30-12-28	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Green stone. 2 Heroes fighting a lion & a bull.
11978	30-12-9	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Decayed, but design visible of fighting animals.
12004A	30-12-36	(none)	(none)	[A] Cylinder Seal Black Steatite with this a [B] copper pin, plain tang head. Type II.
12017	30-12-43	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Green stone.
12023	30-12-26	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Men fighting.
12034	30-12-11	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed. Fighting beasts (lions?).
12041	30-12-16	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis Lazuli. 2 registers: Animals. Poorly cut. Stags galloping.
12091	30-12-41	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Shell. White. Presentation scene before seated deity, inscribed? Very poor condition: no photos possible.
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]
12390C	31-17-119	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Silver wire spiral coil hair ring (one). [B] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [C] White shell cylinder seal much decayed: subject, 1 human figure and 4 fighting animals, heraldically crossed. [D] Copper pin with painted head [Type] IV B.
12471	30-12-38	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Presentation scene with seated god and 2 standing figures.
12545	31-16-648	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Serpant.
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
12654	30-12-12	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers. Bird headed men - rampant animals.
12674	30-12-4	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Strung in their silver wire ring. Bearded bulls, lions and antelopes all rampant.
12690	30-12-47	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Blue-green. Winged dragon, rampant lion. Star.
12691	30-12-46	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. White. Poor cutting. Eagle in flight, antelopes? Bulls.
12720	30-12-17	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting.
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].
12795A	30-12-18	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.