This category lists pseudomorphs found on metal objects during the Ur Digitization Project's Study of the metal tools from Ur. These have mainly been identified by eye with some being identified by microscope.

Object Properties

Property

Count

Wood: 71
Wood, Reed: 38
Textile(?) Wood(?): 27
Unidentifiable : 16
Textile: 16
Wood? Textile?: 6
Wood(?) Reed (?): 6
There are bone fragments in the corrosion layer: 6
Wood?: 5
Wood, Basketry?: 5
All of the fragments of wood or wood pseudomorphs on the interior surface.: 5
There are patches of preserved organic fibers: 5
Wood, Textile: 4
Basketry?: 4
Leather? Textile?: 4
There are pseudomorphs of wood on the tine.: 4
area of preserved textile: 4
Wood(?) Textile(?): 3
Textile?: 3
Textile? Basketry?: 3
Wood(?) Textile: 3
There are pseudomorphs of wood around the tine.: 3
Wood(?): 3
Wood, Basketry: 3
there are patches of textile: 3
small patch of preserved textile on one of the rings: 3
likely textile preserved on one side: 3
preserved open weave textile: 3
There are bone fragments in the surface corrosion.: 3
There are large patches of preserved textile with weave pattern.: 3
although the object appears to have been electrolytically reduced it still retains pseudomorphs of wood on the interior of the socket.: 3
Wood(?) Textile (?): 2
Wood (?) Textile (?): 2
Textile(?): 2
Basketry: 2
Wood on stem: 2
Leather : 2
Leather, Textile: 2
Leather?: 2
Wood, Textile, : 2
Wood, Reed inside haft: 2
String?: 2
Textiles?: 2
Wood in Socket: 2
Wood,: 2
textile or bone in the corrosion layer: 2
There may be traces of textile pseudomorphs on the exterior surface.: 2
there is preserved textile in the corrosion: 2
There are bone fragments preserved in the corrosion layer.: 2
There are fragments of organics, possibly textile: 2
There are bone fragments in the surface corrosion: 2
there are bone fragments in the corrosion: 2
preserved textile: 2
patches of textile: 2
There are traces of what were wood pseudomorphs on the interior but are likely altered from past cleaning.: 2
possibly textile, maybe bone in the corrosion layer: 2
There are preserved organic fragments: 2
there are textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion: 2
There are bone fragments: 2
There are fragments they may be textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion.: 2
There are traces of what were wood pseudomorphs although their composition has been altered as a result of past cleaning (either electrolytic or chemical): 2
There are pseudomorphs of wood around the central section of the rivet.: 2
preserved organics, textile?: 2
There are pseudomorphs of textile and possibly also matting on both blades (30-12-320.1 and 30-12-320.2): 2
Textile? Wood? Basketry?: 1
Wood? Textile? Basketry?: 1
Textile Wood(?) Reed(?): 1
wood (?) Textile(?): 1
Textile? Wood?: 1
Textile and basketry: 1
String pseudomorphs in cross pattern in middle of shaft. : 1
Wood still in socket, more towards bottom than top. : 1
wood on the inside curve of the shaft. : 1
wood.: 1
String: 1
Wood on shaft: 1
Wood on peg portion. : 1
Wood in middle of object. : 1
string wrapped down the length of the shaft.: 1
Wood on the shaft: 1
Leather along middle of object. : 1
Wood in the socket. : 1
Wood, Leather, Twine: 1
Wood and basket : 1
Wood and basketry : 1
Twine, rope around tang. : 1
Wood on the haft. : 1
Wood in socket. Other pseudomorphs on blade. : 1
wood and rope exist on the object. : 1
Wood(?) Leather(?) Textile(?): 1
Wood, leather?: 1
Wood, Leather, Textile (?): 1
Unidentified: 1
Wood? Reed?: 1
Wood and String: 1
Wood, Reed and String on haft: 1
Wood, Reed, String: 1
Wood, Reed String: 1
Wood, Reed and String: 1
Possibility of pseudomorph, unidentified: 1
Wood, Reed, String?: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood with possibly also pseudomorphs of thread below the wood all on the tine end.: 1
There is a small area on the head with textile pseudomorphs: 1
String, wood : 1
Wood inside haft, possibly still organic?: 1
Wood and basketry?: 1
Wood, Reed, Textile?: 1
Wood, Charcoal: 1
Wood on inside of socket and outside of blade. : 1
Wood inside of socket, extending length of socket. : 1
Wood inside socket, extending almost the length of the socket, and outside socket. : 1
Wood inside handle. : 1
Wood, Basketry, Textile: 1
Wood inside haft extending past socket. : 1
Wood basketry: 1
Basketry? Textile?: 1
reed matting (CBS Register records reed matting for a sheath. : 1
Textile, Basketry?: 1
Textile and string: 1
wood, textile? : 1
Pseudomorph-Wood: 1
Wood, String? : 1
Wood. Textile?: 1
Wood Basketry? Textile?: 1
Wood? Leather? : 1
Wood(?) Organics: 1
Rush (?) Wood, Linen(?) : 1
Wood, Basketry?: 1
Wood : 1
Organics burned: 1
Unknown: 1
Basketry (?) Reed (?) : 1
Wood (?): 1
Wood (?) Basketry (?): 1
Wood, Textile, Reed?: 1
Wood and Textile: 1
Basketry? reed?: 1
Leather? Textile? Wood: 1
Wood, Textile(?) Basketry (?): 1
Wood, Reed(?) : 1
Basketry, Wood: 1
Wood, Reed design: 1
Pseudomoprh- Wood: 1
String on haft, both ends. : 1
Textile, wood: 1
Wood, Textile? Basketry? (near tip): 1
There are textile pseudomorphs on one side near the bottom of the object.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood on the interior of the socket from a wooden handle.: 1
There are wood pseudomorphs on the interior of the socket from a wooden handle.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood on the interior surface of the socket from a wooden handle. There are pseudomorphs of plant material, likely matting, on the butt of the axe.: 1
There are organics on the interior of the handle: probably wood.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of a fine fibrous material, possibly textile.: 1
There is a patch with pseudomorphs, possibly textile on one face of the object.: 1
There is matting on one side of the object.: 1
There is carbonized wood (?) on the interior of the shaft.: 1
there are preserved textile pseudomorphs with weave pattern: 1
there are organics, possible plant materials, in the corrosion layer: 1
There are preserved threads on the needle: 1
there are preserved textile fragments in the surface corrosion: 1
There are fragments of carbonized organics in the corrosion of one of the rings. There may also be pseudomorphs: 1
matting or textile: 1
long fibers preserved on one side of the ring.: 1
There are organic pseudomorphs on the surface, possibly matting: 1
there are organic fibers preserved in the surface corrosion: 1
there are possible textile remains on the underside of the head: 1
large area of preserved textile: including weave pattern: 1
There are textile remains on the larger fragment: 1
One of the eyes may be bone or ivory inlay.: 1
there are textile pseudomorphs with weave pattern near the foot.: 1
bone or textile in the corrosion: 1
bone and textile fragments are in the corrosion layers: 1
preserved textile: weave pattern and thread twist are visible.: 1
There are bone fragments in the corrosion on the inside edge.: 1
There are organics on the interior: most likely bone fragments in the corrosion layer.: 1
There are small preserved fibers on the interior of the corroded together pair of rings.: 1
There are impressions of plant material on the sides of the object.: 1
There are wood pseudomorphs around the tine from a handle.: 1
textile pseudomorphs with preserved twist on one side of the object.: 1
possibly has some preserved textile pseudomorphs on one side.: 1
bone fragments are on the interior of the ring: 1
possible textile pseudomorphs on the exterior: 1
There is one bone fragment in the corrosion crust.: 1
textile including weave pattern is preserved on one side.: 1
large area of preserved textile and weave pattern.: 1
there are small patches of preserved textile: 1
fragments of textile?: 1
There are fragments of textile in the corrosion layers: 1
There are carbonized organics in the corrosion layer: 1
There is large areas of preserved matting and on the other side there is preserved bone.: 1
fragments of bone and textile?: 1
there is bone (?) on the surface: 1
There is a patch of pale pseudomorph, possibly wood, on one end of the object.: 1
there are short plant fibers in the surface corrosion on the top of the ring.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood in the pommel.: 1
large area of preserved organics: possibly textile or matting: 1
large areas of textile: 1
possibly has textile.: 1
There is matting on the bottom: 1
There are patches of wood pseudomorphs on the interior of the socket from a wooden handle.: 1
There are patches of textile pseudomorphs on the blade.: 1
There are possible textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are large areas with preserved matting on the exterior of the object.: 1
there are bone or textile fragments: 1
There are organic fibers in the corrosion layer.: 1
There are small organic fibers in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are preserved fragments of organics, possibly matting: 1
possibly preserved textile fragments: 1
there is preserved matting and bone in the corrosion layer: 1
bone fragments in the interior diameter: 1
There is preserved textile and bone in the corrosion layers: 1
there are fragments of preserved organics in the corrosion layer: 1
one area may have preserved organic pseudomorphs: 1
there are preserved textile pseudomorphs and bone fragments in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are wood pseudomorphs around one end of the chisel, likely from a wooden handle.: 1
The back of the object has a large area of preserved organic pseudomorphs (wood?): 1
there are elongated fibrous organic pseudomorphs, possible textile remains in the corrosion layer.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of thread wrapped round the point.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of thread near the point: 1
there are pseudomorphs of matting (?): 1
There is preserved textile with weave pattern on the side of the object.: 1
there are poorly preserved pseudomorphs in the corrosion: 1
There are fibrous pseudomorphs on the side of the object below the rim.: 1
There are pseudomorphs on one face of the disc with a square piercing.: 1
there are textile remains: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood at the bent end.: 1
There are fragments of textile pseudomorph on one side: 1
There are pseudomorphs around the center of the object, they are possibly some type of plant lashing/binding: 1
There are textile pseudomorphs on the exterior: 1
Two of the fragments are wood pseudomorphs.: 1
There is preserved textile on the fragment with the flattened end.: 1
There are bone fragments on the inside edge.: 1
There are elongated fibers on one side of the ring.: 1
There are bone fragments on both fragments.: 1
There are organics on the surface.: 1
There are bone fragments in the corrosion and possibly also textile remains: 1
There are bone fragments and also possibly textile remains in the corrosion layer: 1
there are bone fragments attached to the surface of the objects: 1
One of the spear heads has organic material around the tine: possibly bone (?): 1
there are organic fragments in the corrosion layer: 1
One of the points has some areas with wood pseudomorphs on the shaft.: 1
There are carbonized wood fragments: 1
There is a large piece of organic pseudomorph of wood, likely from the interior of the object. There are smaller wood pseudomorphs still adhered to the interior of the object as well.: 1
Possible textile pseudomorphs on the sides of the fibula: 1
there is a small patch with a textile fragment or impression on one face.: 1
small patches of possible organic material on the surface: 1
There is a fibrous organic material preserved on the surface of the object.: 1
patches of preserved organics: 1
preserved textile on the end with the socket: 1
There is carbonized wood in the surface corrosion.: 1
small patch of preserved textile: 1
There may be textile impressions in the surface corrosion near the piercing.: 1
There are small patches of possible pseudomorphs, possibly plant impressions.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of bindings.: 1
There are wood pseudomorphs around the copper alloy pin.: 1
There are bone fragments attached to one side and there are dark brown preserved organics near one of the ends.: 1
There are patches of pseudomorphs of reed matting on the bottom.: 1
There are bone fragments and possibly also textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion.: 1
large patches of preserved textile showing weave pattern are preserved on both rings.: 1
There is matting on the bottom of the tumbler.: 1
There is preserved plant material and may also be preserved textile in the surface corrosion.: 1
large patches of preserved textile showing weave pattern.: 1
The object has pseudomorphs of wood on both sides of the fragment.: 1
preserved textile on the head end: 1
There is a pseudomorph of a thread on the side of the object.: 1
There is a pseudomorph of plant material around the end.: 1
There is a patch of textile pseudomorph on the side of the object with preserved weave pattern.: 1
There are large areas with preserved textile including weave pattern: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood on the interior likely from a handle.: 1
There is carbonized wood on the surface of the blade and around the tine.: 1
There may be patches of organic pseudomorph on the surface.: 1
patches of preserved organics.: 1
there are textile remains on the side of the object: 1
there are bone fragments and possible textile remains on one side: 1
There are thread/string bindings around one half of the object.: 1
there are bone fragments on the interior: 1
There are large areas of preserved matting on the bottom: 1
There are short fibers in the surface corrosion on one side.: 1
There are small patches of organics possibly textile in the surface corrosion: 1
There are textile organic pseudomorphs on the exterior of the kit.: 1
The exterior of the vessel is covered with textile pseudomorphs that continue onto the interior just over the rim.: 1
there is a small area adjacent to the spout with preserved textile pseudomorphs: 1
There is a an area with wood (?) pseudomorphs on the side of the cup: 1
there is a carbonized wood fragment that was found associated with the fragments.: 1
There are short fibers, possibly from a textile in the surface corrosion.: 1
possible preserved organics: 1
There are organics in the bitumen hands.: 1
There are carbonized plant fragments and possibly other organic pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are wood pseudomorphs on one side of the object and textile or bindings on the other side.: 1
There is a bone fragment attached to the side of the bracelet.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of matting in the central portion of the object. There are pseudomorphs of bindings around the ends.: 1
There are small patches of bone fragments on the rims and on the bowl.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of plant material (matting?) on the rim.: 1
There is matting (?) on the exterior: 1
there are textile pseudomorphs on the interior and the exterior.: 1
There are possible bone fragments in the surface corrosion.: 1
There is a bone fragment with the group of copper alloy objects.: 1
There are small textile (?) pseudomorphs on the underside of the rim.: 1
Nine of the nails have string/thread binding pseudomorphs around the shaft where it meets the head. Other have matting pseudomorphs on the top of the head.: 1
There are large patches of preserved textile with weave pattern. There are also areas of preserved plant material, possible matting: 1
There is carbonized wood on the interior of knob.: 1
There are scattered remnants of organics in the surface corrosion: possibly bone.: 1
There are patches of textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion as well as matting.: 1
There are small patches of textile? pseudomorph on the exterior: 1
There are pseudomorphs on the top of the nail head (possibly textile) and there are additional pseudomorphs on the underside of the head from use.: 1
There are textile pseudomorphs, possibly thread on the needle.: 1
There are thread pseudomorphs on the tine end.: 1
There is wood on the interior of the shaft.: 1
There is partially carbonized wood on the interior of the knob.: 1
There is a patch with organic pseudomorphs, possibly wood or other plant material.: 1
The handle is ivory.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of matting on one side of the fragment.: 1
there are small patches of organic pseudomorphs around the rivets, possibly from a handle.: 1
there are bone fragments and other organics in the corrosion: 1
There are pseudomorphs of textile on the sides of the object.: 1
possible textile fragments in the corrosion layer: 1
there is a patch of preserved organic fibers: 1
There are patches of textile. There are also patches of either bitumen or carbonized organics near the head.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of threads around the head end of the needle.: 1
There is preserved textile (?) on one side of the remaining portion of the pin: 1
there are possible organic pseudomorphs: 1
there are textile pseudomorphs in the socket of the pin: 1
there are patches of possible textile pseudomorph in the surface corrosion: 1
there are textile fragments preserved in the corrosion layer: 1
There are large areas with pseudomorphs of matting and smaller areas with textile pseudomorphs.: 1
there are patches of textile?: 1
there is bone stained green with corrosion, carbonized organic, and also possibly textile pseudomorph: 1
There is a patch of possible textile or textile pseudomorph on the side of the object.: 1
There are large areas of textile pseudomorphs and preserved textile on the ring fragments.: 1
some of the rings appear to have preserved textile pseudomorphs: 1
There is bone in the corrosion only: 1
preserved organic possibly leather?: 1
There are large areas of preserved plant material, possibly basketry?: 1
There are large areas of preserved textile and textile pseudomorphs with weave pattern. There are also areas with bone fragments.: 1
There are large areas of preserved patting on the bottoms of the objects.: 1
There are textile pseudomorphs on the bottom as well as fragments of plant fiber. There is matting on the rim.: 1
there appears to be fibers wrapped around one end: 1
There appear to be small areas of preserved textile: 1
There are textile pseudomorphs on the pin: 1
There is a small area with pseudomorphs of thread (?): 1
there are small patches of pseudomorphs of thread (?): 1
There are small patches of wood pseudomorphs on the tine: 1
There are small patches of what may be wood on the shaft: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood on the tine end.: 1
There is a wood pseudomorph on one side of the shaft: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood and possibly also textile on the tine.: 1
There are textile and leather pseudomorphs on the blade. There are bone/ivory pseudomorphs around the rivets from a handle.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of bone/ivory around the rivets from a handle. There are pseudomorphs in an X pattern on one face of the blade: possibly leather from a sheath.: 1
there is carbonized wood on the interior.: 1
preserved textile and weave pattern on the sides.: 1
There are organic pseudomorphs of plant material.: 1
One of the blades has wood pseudomorphs around the tine.: 1
there are carbonized pant remains in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are carbonized wood (?) fragments in the surface corrosion.: 1
There carbonized wood (?) fragments in the surface corrosion.: 1
There are bone fragments in the corrosion.: 1
There are large patches of organic pseudomorphs, possibly leather (?): 1
There are leather and textile pseudomorphs on the end near the socket.: 1
there are preserved organics, possibly matting?: 1
There are pseudomorphs of plant possibly basketry or bindings.: 1
There is preserved textile pseudomorphs on the exterior of the rings.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood in the interior of the socket from a wooden handle.: 1
There are pseudomorphs of wood inside the socket from the handle.: 1
There are organic pseudomorphs around the rivets, possibly bone/ivory from a handle.: 1
There are patches of pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion: possibly plant materials or textile.: 1
The interior is filled with carbonized wood.: 1
There are areas of preserved textile or matting.: 1
There are patches of organic pseudomorphs that appear to be plant materials: possibly matting.: 1