14924 | 31-17-267

15285http://www165.123.244.137/subject/15285/14924 | 31-17-267

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Object TypeFishhooks, Harpoons, and Tridents

Season Number08: 1929-1930

Object TypeFasteners, Nails, and Hooks

MaterialCopper Alloy

U Number14924

Description (Modern)Copper hook, U shaped, one end pointed other one flat.

Description (Catalog Card)Copper fish hook (?) 1 barb. No sign of hafting. [drawing 1:1]Woolley's description

Description (Archival)sample found in Sam Nash's Metallurgy cabinets. Sample Number Ur 530

Find Context (Catalog Card)PFT. E7 -9m to -9.8m

Material (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)31-17-267

Measurement (Thickness)0.0

Measurement (X)68

Measurement (Y)22

Measurement (Z)4

MASCA Metallurgy TestingSample 530

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