16785 | 31-43-494
| Technique: | Manufacture >> Handmade >> Hammered 1 |
| Conservation: | 2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant. |
| Pseudomorph: | Basketry (?) Reed (?) |
| MASCA Metallurgy Testing: | Unknown sample number. |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Copper knife. Tang broken and part missing. Type _ [drawing 1:1]2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Found at same level as Phonician glass bottle, SW of house I. A.H ?Kassite? |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper Alloy3 |
| U Number: | 16785 |
| Object Type: | Tools and Equipment >> Knives, Blades, Saws >> Knives and Swords |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Season Number: | 09: 1930-1931 |
| Description (Modern): | Copper tool. Possibly a saw Type 1a or a hammered Axe, type S.18. Possibly a sickle? Curved blade with pointed tip. haft is square and broken. Possible seriation on inside curve of blade, possibly also deterioration. Two holes for modern day testing. U number on object. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy |
| Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number): | 31-43-494 |
| Measurement (X): | 164 |
| Measurement (Y): | 35 |
| Measurement (Z): | 4 |
| [1] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| [2] Woolley's description |
| [3] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | House I | Excavation house designation on the southeast side of Straight Street (originally called Division Street as it divided the first excavation house designations I, II, and III). This unit covered published houses No.2 and No. 4 Straight Street. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | Ur Excavations VIII; The Kassite Period and the period of the Assyrian Kings | 1965 | Woolley, Leonard | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:66 Page:215 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:66 Page:215 | (none) |
- 2 Media