6886http://www165.123.244.137/subject/6886/MuseumBritish MuseumObject TypeRods and BarsSeason Number05: 1926-1927MaterialGlass and Related MaterialU Number7593Description (Catalog Card)Glass rod. Fragment. Black. Composed of long fine strands. Pinched at one end thus showing that it had been used at Ur in the fabrication of glass ware.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Portion of glass cane, round in section; opaque black (brown); cane is solid, one end slightly broadened by the imprint of a tool which cut halfway through the cane; the remaining half was broken forcefully; the opposite end is broken off; very thin vertical grooves along the surface; probably drawn out of the crucible with a solid rod; small portion is translucent and reveals that the colour of the glass is brown; surface slightly dulled.Find Context (Catalog Card)loose soil EMMaterial (Catalog Card)GlassMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)128415Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1928,1009.148Measurement (Catalog Card)Thickness 0003Measurement (Height)0.45cmMeasured at British Museum, 2015.Measurement (Diameter)1.9cmMeasured at British Museum, 2015.