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)
8750 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Rounded end thick in section. [drawing] [type] I
8751 (none) (none) (none) Knife? Copper. Flat blade. Short and narrow tang bent double. [drawing 1:2]
8754A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of silver (base) earrings. Thickish copper coiled about itself and forming intricate loops. cf. ink drawing.
8756 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. In 3 pieces. Rounded in section. [drawing]
8757 (none) (none) B17419 Adze. Copper. Common type. Part of shaft broken. Type 2 (new)
8759 (none) (none) (none) Copper knife. Flat blade. Short tang with 3 rivets. Common type. [drawing] [type] II
8760 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Rounded in section. Lapis? ball head with gold ring round middle. [Type] V
8766 (none) (none) B17384 Copper pin. With ribbed lapis ball head discolored by heat. Rounded in section. Only the middle portion of the lapis ball head was showing. The upper and lower portions originally had a silver cap. Only a fragment of this remains. Pin is perforated below head. [drawing]
8767 (none) (none) (none) Copper knife. Flat blade. Short tang. No rivets. [drawing c. 2:5] II.
8768 (none) (none) (none) Chisel. Copper. Flat. Portion of tip missing. [drawing 2:5] II.
8769 (none) 1928,1009.221 (none) Copper hoe? or axe? [drawing] not to be published. Crescent shaped - single piece of metal with a V shaped shaft for receiving a wooden handle. 2 rivets, one on each side of the opening keep the shaft firm. If the object was a hoe it had a handle coming down vertically into the apex of the V, if an axe the handle was horizontal to it.
8777 (none) (none) (none) Copper bowl. Broken - Part of rim and base missing. Human finger bones found within it. Metal vase type 4.
8778 (none) (none) (none) Copper axe. Thin metal. Common type. Flat blade. Broken in 3 pieces. [drawing] X.
8779 (none) (none) (none) Pin. Copper. Rounded in section. Broken in 3 pieces. [drawing] [type] IX
8782 (none) (none) (none) Thin flat blade badly bent. Broken in two pieces. Abnormally long blade. [drawing]
8783 (none) (none) B17463 Bradawl. Bitumen handle, copper borer, tip of bore missing. [drawing]
8786A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 1/2 coils of thin gold wire attached to 2 1/2 coils of fairly thick copper wire.
8786B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 1/2 coils of thin gold wire attached to 2 1/2 coils of fairly thick copper wire.
8788 (none) (none) (none) Pin. Ball head of copper. Tip missing.
8789 (none) (none) (none) Copper axe? Flat blade. Thin copper with short turn over. [drawing]
8795 (none) (none) (none) Copper pin. Rounded in section [Type] IX
8796 (none) (none) (none) Copper bracelet. [drawing 1:1]
8797A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 earrings. Pair of earrings. One 1 1/2 coils of thin wire, one consisting of a single coil broken in 2 pieces.
8841 (none) (none) B17441 Copper bowl. Hemispherical. Small portion of body missing. Fairly thick copper. [drawing]
8842D (none) (none) B17560.4 [A-B] 2 silver earrings. [C-D] 2 finger rings - one copper, one silver. 1 1/2 coils of silver finger ring. The rest single coils, ends detached. [drawing]

Related Terms

Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead - Silver

Child Terms

Bronze - Copper

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