Context Title: PG/55     
Context Name (Publication): Personal Grave 55     
Nissen Date: FD     

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
8013E (none) (none) B16851 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8018B (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, agate, lapis and gold. [A] One string was of carnelian and gold. [B] One string of lapis and gold. [C] Agate beads were found touching each other end to end, so should form a string.
8018C (none) (none) (none) Beads. Carnelian, agate, lapis and gold. [A] One string was of carnelian and gold. [B] One string of lapis and gold. [C] Agate beads were found touching each other end to end, so should form a string.
8001D (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] A pair, containing white pigment. (B) Single shell containing green pigment. (C) A pair containing yellow pigment.
8013B (none) (none) B17084 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8001E (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8013C (none) (none) B17716 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8019A (none) 1928,1009.142 (none) [A-B] Two lapis eye sockets. Intended to have shell iris set in (cf. one attached to U.8013)
8003 (none) 1928,1009.175 (none) Gold diadem. Made of fairly heavy strip gold, plain, but with a line of minute punctures along each edge.
8000 (none) 1928,1009.184 (none) Three silver cockle shells. One inside the other. The inner one shows signs of a red substance perhaps a pigment. Natural size.
8014 (none) 1928,1009.189 (none) Copper pin. The head in the shape of a human hand with the thumb raised. [drawing 1:1]
8015 (none) 1928,1009.346 (none) Copper pin. Plain, with small ball head. [type] V.
8033 (none) 1928,1009.396 (none) Shell bull. Very delicately & boldly carved in white shell. A figure of a bull, facing rt, in exactly the position of the 'Ubaid copper frieze bulls, with the left fore leg bent at the knee and planted on the ground as if the animal were about to rise; the body in profile, the head turned to the front.
7998 (none) 1928,1009.423 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Small vertical-sided bowl; covered with a cockle-shell containing green pigment. Type VI.
7999 (none) 1928,1009.427 (none) Stone vase. Hemispherical bowl. White calcite(?) blackened by fire. Containing black substance, presumably a pigment. Type IX.
8002 (none) 1928,1009.68 (none) Gold and lapis chain. A very fine chain of gold wire links. Six lengths of chain connecting 5 double conoid lapis beads. The chain is square in section.
8018A (none) 1928,1009.81, 1928,1009.89 (none) Beads. Carnelian, agate, lapis and gold. [A] One string was of carnelian and gold. [B] One string of lapis and gold. [C] Agate beads were found touching each other end to end, so should form a string.
8004 (none) 1928,1009.84 (none) Large ball bead of lapis with gold caps. Sphere with ribbed sides.
8016 (none) B16765 (none) Copper pin. WIth ball head of carnelian and gold. Shaft broken and much of it missing. [type] V

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Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v5 p69 Ur Notes v5 p69 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v5 p70 Ur Notes v5 p70 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v5 p070_v Ur Notes v5 p070_v (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Ur Notes v5 p71 Ur Notes v5 p71 (none)
Zur Datierung des Konigsfriedhofes von Ur. Zur Datierung des Konigsfriedhofes von Ur. 1966 Nissen, Hans (none)
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