Context Title: PG/580     
Context Name (Publication): PG 580 (Royal Tomb)     
Context Description: This grave was cut by Trial Trench E at the end of one season and excavation was not completed until the following season. It was a time when Woolley was only just recognizing the royal graves as a separate type in the cemetery. The wealth of objects uncovered here led him to suspect it was 'royal' but there were many problems with the condition of the grave and the circumstances of excavation that have led to confusion. After this discovery, Woolley decided to abandon the trial trench method and open the entire cemetery area. He also began to map individual graves.     

Objects: PG/580 Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
9776K (none) (none) B16742 [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis.
9776L (none) (none) B16742 [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis.
9351A (none) (none) B16794 Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351B (none) (none) B16800 Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351C (none) (none) B16804 Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9351D (none) (none) B16819 Beads. Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian. Three gold suspenders, 2 consisting of a gold ring attached to a single piece of gold foil which is a spacer for 3 necklaces. The third is a gold ring set with a gold flower pattern consisting of 12 petals represented only in outline. Also, 2 cones of spiral gold wire attached to a gold foil spacer for 2 strings. 3 Pear shaped gold beads pierced vertically. A piece of gold wire passes through the hole. At the top it is rolled over twice to form a spacer for 2 strings and at the bottom end twisted round once to prevent it from slipping. 3 lentoid lapis beads fitted with gold attachments similar to the above, except that one of the ha spacers for 3 instead of 2 strings. Also, 4 carnelians with similar gold attachments one a lentoid, 2 flattened ball beads, and 1 flattened double conoid. 5 gold pears (slender type) perforated at apex: 6 large gold double conoids and 10 small. A gold triangle consisting of 6 rows of minute ball beads, 2 lines of minute gold beads soldered together as above are both spacers, 1 for six the other for seven strings. 2 fluted gold ball beads and 1 fluted pear shaped bead. 8 minute gold ring beads. 26 carnelian lentoids. 5 carnelian bugle beads. 5 carnelian double conoids. 4 or 5 carnelian minute ring & ball beads. 2 lapis leaf shaped beads [drawing] thick in section. 7 lapis large double conoids. 32 lapis small double conoids. 2 ribbed conical lapis beads with a straight piece projecting from the base. 4 pear shaped lapis beads. About 50 smaller lapis beads, ring beads, ball beads, bugle beads, etc.
9140A (none) (none) B17097 Whetstones. Two A:B large & heavy of grey stone. one [A] pierced at the top for suspension.
9904 (none) (none) B17356 Copper Nail or Stud (head broken and a fragment missing) square shaft and very large head of thin metal, convex [drawing] 1:2
9137 (none) (none) B17361 Copper mace head Heavy copper cylinder with projecting points. Inside, the remains of the wooden handle [drawing] nearly 1:1
9353 (none) (none) B17479 Copper axe Very pronounced rib running vertically to the back of the socket [drawing]
9141C (none) (none) B17480 [A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141D (none) (none) B17480 [A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141E (none) (none) B17480 [A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9141F (none) (none) B17480 [A-H] Copper Spearheads. Meant for light throwing spears. 8, all fixed together by oxide, plain leaf-shaped. Type 5 (New) [drawing]
9337A (none) (none) B17519 [A-F] Copper lance-heads. The tang 045 long shows traces of the read shaft: the blade is a square section rod tapering to a point. [type] Spear 1 (new)
9342A (none) (none) B17525 [A-B] Arrowheads Copper [drawing] 1:1
9342B (none) (none) B17526 [A-B] Arrowheads. Copper. [drawing 1:1]
9336A (none) (none) B17528A [A-C] Copper harpoons (?) With single barbs and hollow sockets. Near the base of the sockets are the marks of a binding which presumably secured the head to the shaft [drawing] [type] VIII (4)
9336B (none) (none) B17528B [A-C] Copper harpoons (?) With single barbs and hollow sockets. Near the base of the sockets are the marks of a binding which presumably secured the head to the shaft [drawing] [type] VIII (4)
9336C (none) (none) B17528C [A-C] Copper harpoons (?) With single barbs and hollow sockets. Near the base of the sockets are the marks of a binding which presumably secured the head to the shaft. [drawing]
9777A (none) (none) B17550 [A-B] Spindles A pair Silver spindles with lapis whorls both very slender
9324 (none) (none) B17551 Copper rein-ring From the pole of a chariot: cf.the representation on the limestone relief U.8557 [drawing]
9703 (none) (none) B17591 Lead? and copper specimens Misshapen lumps
9656B (none) (none) B17597 Beads Gold. Large double conoids, small double conoids, tubular beads, barrel beads, fluted ball beads, flattened double conoids, double conoids of spiral wire, circles of spiral wire, 2 elongated double conoids; 4 ring spacers for 3 strings, gold bar spacers (square in section) for 20 strings, 3 gold leaves with spacers for 2 strings. Carnelian. Barrel beads, ball beads, bugles, double conoids, ring beads, 1 worked barrel bead with white pattern, flattened tabloid with gold suspender. Lapis. Large double conoids, small double conoids, fluted ball beads, double conoid with gold suspender for 2 strings.
9780A (none) (none) B17654 Gold Chain The usual type with double-twisted links giving a square section

Media: PG/580 Export: JSON - XML - CSV Woolley's Field Note Cards

Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p067 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p067 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p068 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p068 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p069 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p069 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p070 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p070 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p071 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p071 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p072 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p072 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p073 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p073 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p074 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p074 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p075 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p075 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p076 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p076 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p077 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p077 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p078 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p078 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p079 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p079 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p080 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p080 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p081 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p081 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p082 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p082 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p083 Royal Cemetary Notes 540-685_p083 (none)
  • 17 Media