Description (Catalog Card): Silver Chain 4 fragment, in bad condition: The same type as the heavy gold chain found elsewhere1     
Find Context (Catalog Card): PG 777     
Material (Catalog Card): Silver2     
Measurement (Catalog Card): L 008     
U Number: 9798     
Object Type: Furniture >> Fasteners, Nails, and Hooks >> Chains      
Museum: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery      
Season Number: 06: 1927-1928      
Description (Modern): Chain     
Material: Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Silver      
Museum Number (BMAG Number): 1962A547     
Notes: Birmingham claims this U number, listed as hair ornaments.     
[1] Woolley's description
[2] Material as described by Woolley

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Location Context Title Context Description Description (Modern)
PG/777 A built chamber tomb with a collapsed dome, it had been robbed in antiquity but some artifacts remained along the walls. The collapsed roof of this tomb was first seen in Trial Trench E but the grave was fully excavated after the trial trenches had been opened into a larger area. This led to the discovery of a small trenched area next to the chamber that contained three skeletons, and an approach or dromos that contained another. These Woolley took to be the guards of the tomb in a small 'death pit'. There were two chambers inside the tomb, and the outer held the remains of four more people, possibly servants, while the inner may have held the royal personage. (none)
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Media Media Title Title Label Author Omeka Label
Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery 1934 Woolley, Leonard (none)
Woolley's Catalog Cards Woolley's Catalog Cards Card -- BM ID:194 Box:43 Page:68 Card -- BM ID:194 Box:43 Page:68 (none)
Woolley's Field Note Cards Woolley's Field Note Cards Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p205 Royal Cemetary Notes 686-777_p205 (none)
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