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cylinder seal and impressions
c.1800 BCE
A cylinder seal with a hole through it is slightly chipped. It is boxed with a white impression, which had been broken in two pieces and later joined together. A separate pink impression is loose. ...
specimens of goldwork
c. 2000 BCE
Six specimens of goldsmith's work, said to be from Ur: a bead consisting of ring of six spheres, a round gold bead, a pointed end piece with a flat back and ridges, a linear group of six spheres which...
gold beater's hammer
c. 2000 BCE
A small gold beater's hammer for 'fine work', said to be from Ur of the Chaldees.
cylinder seals (broken)
c. 3000-1500 BCE
Four cylinder seals attached to white plastic by wires. A loose handwritten label states these are "Broken cylinder seals from Ur 4000 years old.". The first and fourth seals are broken sections of...
cuneiform tablet
c. 2000-1800 BCE
A broken piece of a block shaped cuneiform tablet with inscription on three sides. 1 loose paper label.
section of hieroglyphs
No date
A section of plaster with Egyptian Hieroglyphs, referenced as from Karnak, Ancient Thebes. Hieroglyphs include birds, and are set between lined borders. There is a semi-circle decoration on the lowe...
cuneiform tablet (fragments)
No date
A cuneiform tablet completely broken into many small fragments of red clay.
stone tablet
No date
Although referenced as a cuneiform tablet in listings, this item is made from black stone with white veining, possibly diorite. It is shaped and has several scratch marks that may be manmade. There...
cuneiform tablet
No date
A pink clay cuneiform tablet broken into two pieces and with a corner missing. Dark staining on the join suggests it had been glued back together. Some script seen on one side, mostly on the smaller s...
cuneiform tablet
No date
A pink clay cuneiform tablet with significant cracks and lose to much of surface area on one side, with possible soot staining. Some script seen on other side.
cuneiform tablet (section)
No date
A section of a cuneiform tablet in pink clay with possible soot staining. script on one side only.
cuneiform tablet (section)
No date
A section of a cuneiform tablet in pink clay. script is on one side only.