9904
| MASCA Metallurgy Testing: | Sample 528. |
| Conservation: | 2007. University Museum Near East Section Ur Metals Conservation Treatment Project. IMLS Grant. |
| Pseudomorph: | Wood |
| Description (Catalog Card): | Copper Nail or Stud (head broken and a fragment missing) square shaft and very large head of thin metal, convex [drawing] 1:21 |
| Description (Archival): | CBS Register: copper nail, with large head sample found in Sam Nash's Metallurgy cabinets. Sample Number Ur 528 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | Low down in filling about 050 above the dagger level PG 580 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper Alloy2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | L. 009 diam of head 006 |
| U Number: | 9904 |
| Museum: | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
| Object Type: | Furniture >> Fasteners, Nails, and Hooks >> Nails and Bolts |
| Season Number: | 06: 1927-1928 |
| Description (Modern): | Copper nail with large head. Shaft is square. For attachment the shaft is split in two, bent outwards, and placed on the underside of the head. The head itself is broken, and has been filled with plaster. It is also slightly bent. Has been sampled in modern times |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy |
| Museum Number (UPM B-number): | B17356 |
| Measurement (X): | 55 |
| Measurement (Y): | 60 |
| Measurement (Z): | 4 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | PG/580 | This grave was cut by Trial Trench E at the end of one season and excavation was not completed until the following season. It was a time when Woolley was only just recognizing the royal graves as a separate type in the cemetery. The wealth of objects uncovered here led him to suspect it was 'royal' but there were many problems with the condition of the grave and the circumstances of excavation that have led to confusion. After this discovery, Woolley decided to abandon the trial trench method and open the entire cemetery area. He also began to map individual graves. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| 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:174 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:43 Page:174 | (none) |
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Context
Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> TTE >> PG/580
References
Woolley, Leonard. (1934) Ur Excavations II; The Royal Cemetery, Oxford: Oxford University Press.