Copper is a metal that occurs naturally.  Its earliest use is dated to aroud 9000BC.  The beginnings of copper work required hammering copper ore, then applying heat.  Once copper could be melted, other elements were added creating alloys.  Copper can be hammered, or cast and is  reddish-orange to bluish-green in color.  Chemical testing is needed to distinguish between Copper alloys, pure copper, and bronze.  

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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)
(none) 30-12-292 (none) B18011 (none)
10193 (none) (none) B17595 Copper Reticule Manicure tools attached to a ring Tip missing Normal type
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]
10099 (none) (none) B17486 Copper Pin With plain ball head [drawing] Type IV
9300C (none) (none) B17017.3 Copper Bangles Plain thick wire, penannular
9299 (none) (none) B17014 Copper reticule Normal type
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
10744A (none) (none) B16937 [A-B] 2 Copper Bangles Single coil Loose ends
10756B (none) (none) B16923B [A-B] 2 Gold Bracelets
10756A (none) (none) B16923A [A-B] 2 Gold Bracelets
9604B (none) 1928,1010.290 (none) 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils.
9993 (none) 1928,1010.53 (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head set in silver Shaft broken Type V
10345 (none) 1928,1010.55 (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head Broken in three pieces Type V
10402 (none) 1928,1010.357 (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head capped with silver (broken) Type V
10540 (none) 1928,1010.74 (none) Copper Dagger Broken in 3 pieces Short tang with 3 rivets on either side. [drawing] Type 7 (new)
10543 (none) 1928,1010.73 (none) Copper Dagger Broken in 2 pieces Same type as U.10540 Type 7 (new)
10825B (none) 1928,1010.320 (none) Tomb Group. A. Copper helmet on [D] head. B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. [drawing] C. Copper spearhead, poker type Type I.
10827B (none) 1928,1010.338 (none) Tomb Group A. Copper helmet. B. Copper spearhead, poker type, tip missing. It is not quite of the normal type in that the section is diamond instead of square the tang, type I. variant. C. Copper spearhead, no ribs or tang, tip missing. Type V. [drawing]
11525 30-12-309 (none) (none) Copper axe. Type A3(new) [drawing]
11573 (none) 1929,1017.503 (none) Copper Spearhead poker type. [Type]VI
11576A (none) 1929,1017.40 (none) Earring. Copper & gold. [A] A large coil of copper with lunate ends, inside which was a smaller [B] similar one of gold: this probably hung from the former. (with this are 3 largish facetted lentoid beads, 2 of lapis, one of silver, from the same grave).
12073A (none) 1929,1017.295 (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli double conoids small. (B) earring, silver 2 1/2 coils.
13797A (none) 1930,1213.16 (none) [A-G] Beads. Double conoids of gold & (discolored) lapis.
13798A 31-17-228 (none) (none) [A-B] 2 spearheads. Copper. Poker form. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
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