The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is an educational and research institution dedicated to the understanding of cultural diversity and the exploration of the history of humankind.  This museum funded half of the Ur excavations, and as such has approximately 1/4 of the objects from Ur.  

 

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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)
9540 (none) (none) B17682 Ear Ring Silver [drawing]
9543A (none) (none) B17580 [A-B] Pair. earrings. Silver. 2 silver beads corroded to one of them. [drawing]
9544 (none) (none) B17579 Finger ring. Silver. 2 coils. [drawing]
9549 (none) (none) B17201 Terracotta-Sheep Reddish clay Miniature Inscribed on one side Legs missing Inscription: Nam-REC 316 agrig dNannar Nam =Nam-so, Overseer of Nannar. [additional drawing on back] [drawing 1:1]
9560 (none) (none) B17322 Copper Spout? Shaped like a truncated cone Solid casting
9576 (none) (none) B17318 Copper Pin Plain tang head (broken) Type I
9584 (none) (none) B17279 Copper Axe Turned over tang [drawing] Type XI
9585A (none) (none) B16946 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells Containing black paint
9586 (none) (none) B16947 Cylinder Seal Haematite Black Seated god greeting 2 other divinities who approach bearing offerings? All wearing the horned headdress. Behind throne a palm tree? Attribute: Cresent moon.
9587 (none) (none) B16948 Cylinder seal Steatite Green 2 seated deities both sucking straws, the ends of which are in a vase of the champagne type. Behind one throne a standing attendant and behind him a star? on a vertical staff.
9588 (none) (none) B16949 Copper Pin. Elongated knob head. Tip missing. Rounded in section. Type I. [drawing]
9590 (none) (none) B17584 3 Beads 1 broken carnelian lentoid 1 silver double conoid 1 copper double conoid Lentoid carnelian in middle
9595 (none) (none) B17325 Copper Axe Slender type Turned over tang Type IV [drawing]
9596 (none) (none) B16951 Beads Small lapis ball beads & carnelian ring beads strung alternately: in the middle a carnelian double conoid.
9597A (none) (none) B16952 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint
9598A (none) (none) B16953 [A-B] Pair of Copper Bangles One from each wrist; bones adhering
9598B (none) (none) B16953 [A-B] Pair of Copper Bangles One from each wrist; bones adhering
9599 (none) (none) B16954 Copper Pin Rounded in section [drawing] Type IX
9600A (none) (none) B16955 [A-B] 2 Silver ear-rings one broken [drawing]
9625 (none) (none) B16926 Gold Diadem 2 pieces of narrow gold ribbon twisted into coils and worn across the forehead: see Field Notes.
9626A (none) (none) B16927A [A-B] Earrings, Gold A pair Usually large lunate coils of hollow metal [drawing]
9627 (none) (none) B16928 Beads A necklace of small beads, gold diamonds alternating with lapis diamonds or carnelians (diamonds or rings): see Field Notes 26 gold beads.
9628 (none) (none) B16929 Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace
9629 (none) (none) B16930 Beads Silver, carnelian, lapis, copper and paste: original order noted in Field Notes: forming a separate necklace.
9630A (none) (none) B16931.1 [A-B] Silver Bracelets Two, one worn on each wrist; plain thick silver wire, open ends.

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