12141B | 30-12-411

12043http://www165.123.244.137/subject/12043/12141B | 30-12-411

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Object TypeHandles and Spouts

Season Number07: 1928-1929

Culture/PeriodEDIIIAHermann Müller-Karpe, Prähistorische Bronzefunde (Munich: C.H. Beck, 1983), No.1466, p.219, pl.164E.

MaterialCopper Alloy

U Number12141B

Description (Modern)Copper handle, Long and triangular in shape.

Description (Catalog Card)[A] Copper strainer. Poor condition. [B] Handle broken & part of bottom missing. Normal type. Plain, type V. Circular in section.

Description (Archival)CBS Register: copper needle corroded. length 141 mm

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 1267

Material (Catalog Card)Copper

Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)30-12-411

Measurement (Catalog Card)D. 160mm, L. of handle 95mm

Measurement (X)94

Measurement (Y)14

Measurement (Z)6

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

PseudomorphThere are patches of pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion: possibly plant materials or textile.