11988.1 | 30-12-297
Conservation: | 2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant. |
MASCA Metallurgy Testing: | Sample 47 |
Pseudomorph: | There are patches of textile pseudomorphs in the surface corrosion as well as matting. |
Description (Catalog Card): | [.1-.2]Copper Axe (broken but complete) Type XVII but unusually long & narrow.2 |
Description (Archival): | Copper. Type XVII, variant. CBS Register: No field number. copper knife (sketch) length 220 mm |
Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1203 |
Material (Catalog Card): | Copper3 |
Measurement (Catalog Card): | greatest width 004 l. 028 |
U Number: | 11988.11 |
Object Type: | Tools and Equipment >> Axes, Choppers, Scrapers >> Axes |
Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
Season Number: | 07: 1928-1929 |
Object Type: | Tools and Equipment >> Knives, Blades, Saws >> Knives and Swords |
Description (Modern): | Copper Axe, Broken and mended. Haft missing. Blade is thicker in middle and narrows to a point at end. Type S3. Object is bent from post-deposition. Modern spot for testing. U number on object. |
Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy |
Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 30-12-297 |
Measurement (X): | 215 |
Measurement (Y): | 39 |
Measurement (Z): | 5 |
Notes: | Matched with 1929,1017.557 as well, and subdivided [.1-.2]. The blade is in the Penn Museum (30-12-297) the haft is in the British Museum (1929,1017.557). If you add the measurements together, they are very close to Woolley's measurements. |
[1] Subdivided because in both the Penn and British Museums. |
[2] Woolley's description |
[3] Material as described by Woolley |
Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
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PG/1203 | (none) | (none) |
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