13596 | 31-17-209

13876http://www165.123.244.137/subject/13876/13596 | 31-17-209

Object TypeKnives and Swords

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Season Number08: 1929-1930

MaterialCopper Alloy

U Number13596

Description (Modern)Copper dagger. Type 7. Blade is triangular, tip missing, edges are very deteriorated. Haft is solid copper, rounded near blade, then circular near bottom. Three rivets. Wood portion of haft missing. Broken in 4 pieces and repaired. Possibly a miniature version? Possibly one spot for modern testing.

Description (Catalog Card)Copper dagger. Type V. [drawing]Woolley's description

Description (Archival)Three rivets, still fixed in lower hilt. Type V

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 1538

Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)31-17-209

Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 175mm, W. 30mm

Measurement (Diameter)10Haft

Measurement (X)106Blade

Measurement (X)26Haft

Measurement (Y)22Blade

Measurement (Y)27Haft

Measurement (Z)2Blade

Conservation2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant.

MASCA Metallurgy TestingUnknown Sample number

ConservationPossibly Electrolytic reduction treatment

PseudomorphThere are organics on the interior of the handle: probably wood.