24043http://www165.123.244.137/subject/24043/MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania MuseumObject TypeSpearheads/LanceheadsSeason Number06: 1927-1928MaterialCopper AlloyU Number9963BDescription (Catalog Card)[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Copper spearhead or bottom. Conical in shape, hollow about 1/3 of the way down. Rivet preserved through end of cone to attach to haft. Edges overlap as if metal had been hammered onto shaft.Description (Archival)CBS Register: Season VI. copper pike's head. conical rolled copper sheet. Rivet (with sketch) length 240 mmFind Context (Catalog Card)PG 777 NE Chamber.Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (UPM B-number)B17333Measurement (Catalog Card)L from 014 to 019Measurement (Diameter)20Measurement (X)240Measurement (Z)4Conservation2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant.ConservationPossibly electrolytic reduction treatment