Copper alloys are metal alloys that have copper as their principal compoenet.  They have high resistance against corosion.  Bronze is created when tin is added, Brass is created when zinc is added.  It is almost impossible to separate the different alloys based on appearance alone.  Chemical testing is needed to distinguish these separate alloys.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
8184 (none) (none) (none) Copper dagger. The point missing: a wooden handle was affixed by rivets and decorated at its base with copper skids (waxed into position): the blade was in a wooden sheath found completely decayed. [drawing] Type 7 (new)
8200A (none) (none) (none) Copper bracelets. A pair: [A] one a circlet of thick copper wire with a thinner wire twisted snake-wise round part of its diameter: [B] the other a spiral of 2 1/2 turns, also of thick wire. With the thinner wire wound round it at intervals: the second is broken.
8208 (none) (none) (none) Copper spearhead. Straight sided with central rib and solid tang. Type 4 (new)
8231 (none) (none) B17362 Copper axe. [drawing]
8232 (none) (none) B17511 Copper dagger. Long leaf-shaped blade with 3 rivets. [drawing] hand drawn.
8234 (none) (none) B16962 Copper spearhead or butt? Long rod rectangular in section, the tang slightly smaller in diameter, the shaft tapering to a stout point. [type] VI.
8235 (none) 1928,1009.234 (none) Copper spearhead (or butt?) The blade is a spike, rectangular in section, developing in the last 4 centimeters into a round hollow socket 30mm loop and 18mm in diameter (internal). [drawing]
8236 (none) (none) (none) Copper lance head. Barbed and socketed. [drawing] [type] VII. A. [drawn]
8246 (none) (none) B17506 Copper knife. Broken. On the blade are well preserved traces of a woven rough sheath covered with linen. [drawing] 1:1
8247 (none) (none) (none) Copper chopper. The end bent over round the haft and one rivet used to secure it: the cutting end slightly rounded. [drawing] [type] III.
8248 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin with pierced shaft thickened at the top, where is a short tang. (broken) [type] I
8255 (none) (none) (none) Whetstone. Flat, lentoid in section. Rounded top, flat base. Perforated top - through hole and fragment of copper wire probably originally suspended from the belt of the owner. [drawing ]1/2
8256 (none) (none) (none) Knife. Copper. Flat blade. 3 rivets on either side of short tang. Only 3 of the rivets remain. Low rib down middle. Fragments of wooden handle adhering to rivets. Broken in 3 pieces. [drawing]
8258 (none) (none) B17394 Knife. Copper. Flat blade. Traces of 3 rivets on rounded tang. Broken in 3 places but complete. [drawing] 1:2 [Type] II.
8259 (none) 1928,1010.373 (none) Knife. Copper. Flat blade. Broken in 3 places and mended. [Type] II. Same type as U.8258.
8262 (none) (none) (none) Pin. Copper. Top missing. Rectangular in section. Blackened bones originally adhering to it. [drawing] 1:2 [Type] I.
8263 (none) (none) (none) Axe. Copper. [drawing] 1:2 approx.
8278A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing] 1:1
8278B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing 1:1]
8278C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing 1:1]
8282 (none) (none) (none) Copper vessel. Boat shaped with highly convex sides almost meeting at the top. Slightly concave base. Broken & fragmentary. [drawing] c. 1:2 [Type] LXIII.
8284 (none) (none) (none) Axe. Copper. [drawing] [Type] XIX
8285 (none) (none) (none) Bowl. Copper. Metal vase type 3
8287 (none) (none) (none) ["Pin" struck though] Bodkin. Copper. Turned over top. Flat end rectangular in section at top. Rounded at bottom. Curved head. VII. [drawing 3:4]
8288 (none) (none) (none) Knife. Copper. 3 rivets on either side of short tang - (1 missing). Flat blade with central rib. [drawing 1:4] II.

Related Terms

Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead - Silver

Child Terms

Bronze - Copper

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