Samples

This category includes collected pieces of bone, basketry, wood, seeds, or other materials. These were collected as samples by Woolley for further study. Many times these did not recieve accession numbers in museums, or went to specalists outside of museums. Human bones that were collected with objects, (finger bones inside of rings) have been marked as samples. Full skeletons have also been marked as samples.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
308A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Bronze, molten lumps of:. In B is embedded a broken bronze axe head, clearly part of the kaj [slag?] being melted down.
522	(none)	(none)	(none)	Red ochre paint ,[below] lump of -
1700	(none)	(none)	(none)	Glass paste fragments. Blue and yellow bands.
2537	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lump of copper oxide (?) [drawing]
2790	(none)	(none)	(none)	Lapis-lazuli paste. Fragment. Sketch. [drawing 1:1]
2850A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bitumen balls. [drawing 1:1]
2850B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bitumen balls. [drawing 1:1]
2983A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] Copper ore. Six pieces of varying sizes. Close to U.3045 (Tablet with Copper contract) From copper furnace. Date of Bur-Sin
3222A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two cakes of red paint.
3239	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bitumen fragment covered with blue coloring matter. Color doubtfully from lapis lazuli powder more probably copper.
6254	(none)	(none)	(none)	Backbone of fish? Fragmentary. E.
6495	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 fossilized fish bones.
6536	(none)	(none)	(none)	Rib bone of an ox. Broken in two pieces. From 3rd Dynasty foundation urn found inside U7141. E.
6689	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basket. Made of reeds and covered with cloth. Rectangular in shape.
6690	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basket. Round. Made of reeds and covered with cloth.
6793	(none)	(none)	(none)	Eye socket. Bone. E. [drawing 1:1]
8021	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cuttle-fish bones. Probably for toilet purposes.
10505	(none)	(none)	(none)	Red Pigment (?) A whole quantity Found against the front of the box by the biggest steatite bowl.
10825D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Copper helmet on [D] head. B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. [drawing] C. Copper spearhead, poker type Type I.
10842	(none)	(none)	B17102	Lapis lazuli big lumps, in the rough
11564A	30-12-539	(none)	(none)	Three disks of green pigment (?) with part of a fourth all stuck together.
12774L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H)Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.9] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercing. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.8] 4 piece plain red wash; [N.9-.10] 2 pieces, design in red on light drab; [N.11-.12] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light-green : rows of triangules and bands; [N.13-.16] 3 pieces with transverse bands of [illegible erand?] ship decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with decoration design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals.
13051B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of objects. [A] (1) Painted potsherds. [B] (2) Animal bones . [C] (3) Fragment of limestone. [D] (4) Clay stopper for vase. Unbaked.
13051C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group of objects. [A] (1) Painted potsherds. [B] (2) Animal bones . [C] (3) Fragment of limestone. [D] (4) Clay stopper for vase. Unbaked.
16141E	31-43-137B	(none)	(none)	Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring