9933

9689http://www165.123.244.137/subject/9689/9933

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Object TypeKnives and Swords

Season Number06: 1927-1928

MaterialCopper Alloy

U Number9933

Description (Modern)Copper knife, type 7c. Or Type 7. Triangular blade, edges slightly deteriorated. Haft has three rivets in a horizontal line, two go all the way through, one does not and is broken. Two places for modern day testing. U number on object.

Description (Catalog Card)Copper Knife Knife__Woolley's description

Description (Archival)CBS Register: copper dagger, four rivets [either of the 3s in that field number could be a 5] sample found in Sam Nash's Metallurgy cabinets. Sample Number Ur

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 737

Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (UPM B-number)B17508

Measurement (Catalog Card)L 0225 width 0035

Measurement (Diameter)5rivet

Measurement (X)210Blade

Measurement (X)23rivet

Measurement (Y)35Blade

Measurement (Z)4Blade

MASCA Metallurgy Testing No sample number.

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

PseudomorphWood