Silver

Silver is a soft, white, lustrous metal. It is highly malleable, and has a low melting point, making it easy to cast. It can be produced as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. It can be highly polished, leading to a very reflective surface.

Most of the silver found at Ur is in jewelry, but sometimes it is made into axes or mirrors. These are found mainly in the royal tombs.

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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)
10472A	(none)	(none)	B16689	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10472B	(none)	(none)	B17078	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10472C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Spears 4 The heads silver: the shafts bound with silver which was too rotten to keep: two of them have notched silver butts for the throwing thong. Two are corroded together. Type 2 (new)
10475	(none)	(none)	B17066	Copper Object ? armour ? But it was apparently nailed into a wooden background. [drawing] Embossed on it two figures of lions and two of men and below, a disk with 8-petalled rosette.
10535	(none)	(none)	B17561	Silver Ear Ring 1 1/2 coils flat lunate pendants
10536	(none)	1928,1010.701	(none)	Silver Ear ring 1 1/2 coils Solid lunate ends
10537	(none)	1928,1010.199	(none)	4 Beads, 3 lapis, 1 silver, facetted double conoids silver in between lapis
10550	(none)	1928,1010.96	(none)	Reins From the first wagon Made of silver beads averaging 010, long, and large facetted lentoids of lapis
10551	(none)	(none)	(none)	Rein-ring Silver surmounted by a figure of a bull in the round. [drawing]
10553	(none)	(none)	(none)	Dagger Copper blade (broken) Hilt of silver with gold guard studded with lapis and gold studs on pommel: the silver all decayed.
10554	(none)	(none)	B17067	Silver Bowl Oval, with cone base Type__
10556A	(none)	(none)	B17694B	[A] Bull's head. Gold, with lapis hair between the horns and a lapis beard set in silver; the gold horns are tipped with lapis. [B]The body was of wood (see Field Notes) and down the front are [C] shell plaques with engraved mythological scenes
10557	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gaming-board of silver, the face composed of shell plaques engraved with mythological scenes & set in lapis frames
10566	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Boat With seats, curved support for awning, and silver oars 6 seats: some of the oars broken but otherwise in very good condition.
10569	(none)	1928,1010.121	(none)	Silver Pin With lapis ball head, the stem broken off Type V
10573A	(none)	1928,1010.156	(none)	[A-B] 2 finger rings. Silver. [A] One a plain wire hoop, [B] the other a coil with thickened ends.
10579A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornaments. (A) Silver pin with lapis head. (B), (C) lapis beads. [Type] V
10580D.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornaments A/ Gold ribbon. B/ Wreath of gold leaves and carnelian and lapis beads. C/ [C .1-.2] Pair of very large gold lunate earrings. D/ [D.1-.2] Pair of silver wire coil earrings. E/ Silver pin with lapis head, L. 145mm F/ Silver hair ornament with rosette finials - three stems. G/ [G.1-.2] A second pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. H/ A quantity of beads, lapis, gold and carnelian.
10580E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornaments A/ Gold ribbon. B/ Wreath of gold leaves and carnelian and lapis beads. C/ [C .1-.2] Pair of very large gold lunate earrings. D/ [D.1-.2] Pair of silver wire coil earrings. E/ Silver pin with lapis head, L. 145mm F/ Silver hair ornament with rosette finials - three stems. G/ [G.1-.2] A second pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. H/ A quantity of beads, lapis, gold and carnelian.
10580F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornaments A/ Gold ribbon. B/ Wreath of gold leaves and carnelian and lapis beads. C/ [C .1-.2] Pair of very large gold lunate earrings. D/ [D.1-.2] Pair of silver wire coil earrings. E/ Silver pin with lapis head, L. 145mm F/ Silver hair ornament with rosette finials - three stems. G/ [G.1-.2] A second pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. H/ A quantity of beads, lapis, gold and carnelian.
10580G.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornaments A/ Gold ribbon. B/ Wreath of gold leaves and carnelian and lapis beads. C/ [C .1-.2] Pair of very large gold lunate earrings. D/ [D.1-.2] Pair of silver wire coil earrings. E/ Silver pin with lapis head, L. 145mm F/ Silver hair ornament with rosette finials - three stems. G/ [G.1-.2] A second pair of silver wire spiral coil earrings. H/ A quantity of beads, lapis, gold and carnelian.
10582C	(none)	(none)	B16731	Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs.
10582D	(none)	1928,1010.155	(none)	Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs.
10583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Goblet Plain Crushed flat [Type] [struck out: "LXII"] XLIX
10584D	(none)	(none)	B16982	Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm