11857http://www165.123.244.137/subject/11857/Object TypeAxesMuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumSeason Number07: 1928-1929Object TypeKnives and SwordsMaterialCopper AlloyU Number11988.1Subdivided because in both the Penn and British Museums. Description (Modern)Copper Axe, Broken and mended. Haft missing. Blade is thicker in middle and narrows to a point at end. Type S3. Object is bent from post-deposition. Modern spot for testing. U number on object. Description (Catalog Card)[.1-.2]Copper Axe (broken but complete) Type XVII but unusually long & narrow.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Archival)Copper. Type XVII, variant. CBS Register: No field number. copper knife (sketch) length 220 mmFind Context (Catalog Card)PG 1203Material (Catalog Card)CopperMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)30-12-297Measurement (Catalog Card)greatest width 004 l. 028Measurement (X)215Measurement (Y)39Measurement (Z)5Conservation2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant.MASCA Metallurgy Testing Sample 47 PseudomorphThere are patches of textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion as well as matting.NotesMatched with 1929,1017.557 as well, and subdivided [.1-.2]. The blade is in the Penn Museum (30-12-297) the haft is in the British Museum (1929,1017.557). If you add the measurements together, they are very close to Woolley's measurements.