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

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