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CUA Stamp Seals |
Material, Size, Conditionseals 12-29, 31, 33-36, 38-45, 49-50 perforated for suspension |
Design Note |
| 12.Scaraboid. | Grey chalcedony. 1.5 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm. Broken at top. | Seated deity, wearing long robe, holds a stick or scepter. |
| 13.Six-sided cone. | Grey chalcedony. 3.0 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm. | Priest or deity, wearing long robe, stands and extends his hands to an altar with symbols of gods Marduk and Nabu. Above the scene appears an eight-rayed star. |
| 14.Eight-sided cone. | Grey chalcedony. 3.0 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm. | Priest or deity, wearing long robe, stands and extends his hands to an altar with symbols of gods Marduk and Nabu. |
| 30.Stamp seal with handle | White chalcedony. 1.2 x 0.8 cm. | Eight-rayed star. |
| 31.Ellipsoid. | White chalcedony. 1.6 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm. | Stylized flower. |
| 32.Stamp seal with handle. | Red jaspis. 1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. | Base decoration of a central point from which radiate twelve rays. |
| 33.Cone. | White chalcedony. 1.7 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm. | Eight-rayed star above what may be a fire altar. |
| 34.Ellipsoid. | Lt. brown chalcedony. 2.1 x 1.0 x 1.3 cm. | Stylized flower. |
| 35.Dome | Brown chalcedony. 1.4 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm. | Stylized flower. |
| 36.Four-sided cone. | White chalcedony. 1.8 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm. Broken at base |
Crescent above what may be a fire altar. |
| 37.Bezel (cabochon). | Carnelian. 1.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm. | Scorpion. |
| 38.Ellipsoid. | Blue chalcedony. 1.4 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm. | Stylized flower. |
| 39.Ellipsoid. | Carnelian. 1.4 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm. | Bird pecking ground to right. |
| 40.Ellipsoid. | Brown chalcedony. 1.6 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm. | Bird with raised wings to right. |
| 41. Ellipsoid. | Blue chalcedony. 1.5 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm. | Duck standing to right. |
| 42. Ellipsoid. | Carnelian. 1.2 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm. | Bird with raised wings to right. |
| 43. Ellipsoid. | Brown chalcedony. 1.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm. | Scorpion. |
| 44.Cube. | Serpentine. 1.5 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm. | Side 1: Maltese cross within circle. Side 2: Stag leaping to right. |
| 45.Scaraboid. | Grey chalcedony. 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm. Broken. | Winged deity. Perhaps earlier Persian work. |
| 46.Bezel (cabochon) | Carnelian. 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm. | Figure of Artemis of Ephesus standing with arms extended. Two ibexes at her feet lifting their heads up to her and to objects trailing down from her hands. |
| 47.Bezel (cabochon) | Carnelian. 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.15 cm. |
Figure of a Nike extending a crown. [Missing--1979]. |
| 48.Bezel (cabochon) | Brown carnelian. 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm. |
In the middle a tree with a stag or ibex facing it on both sides. |
| 49.Conical four-sided stamp seal. | Blue chalcedony. 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm. | Man seated in a chair with two men standing before him; all with arms raised. In background an eight-rayed star and rectangle filled with two lines. |
| 50.Egyptian scarab. | Brown steatite. 2.0 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm. | Base shows a king wearing the crown of Upper Egypt striding to the left. Several short inscriptions. New Kingdom. Ramesside period. |
51. Ovoid bead. [no.50 of 1889 seal purchase]. Undetermined material. Dk. blue surface encircled by 8 wavy white lines. Diameters .84 x .75 in. Not studied.