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)
12057D.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group: (A) Copper Pin bent head, Type VI, A. (B) Beads: Lapis lazuli double conoids and some silver; (C) cockle shell with paint; (D)[D.1-.2] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils.
12065A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils; (B) Silver pin, lapis ball head. Tip bent and end missing. (C) Beads; lapis double conoids.
12065B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group. (A) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils; (B) Silver pin, lapis ball head. Tip bent and end missing. (C) Beads; lapis double conoids.
12066A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) earring silver 2 1/2 coils, decayed. (B) [B and D] Two cockel shells; green paint. (C) [.1-.2] Beads; small lapis double conoids.
12067A.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A.1-.2] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (B) [B.1-.3] lapis double conoid beads.
12068A	(none)	1929,1017.290	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: Large lapis double conoids and a few silver. (B) Cylinder seal, shell, decayed. Rampant animals - crossed. hopeless (C) Silver earring, fragmentary.
12068C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: Large lapis double conoids and a few silver. (B) Cylinder seal, shell, decayed. Rampant animals - crossed. hopeless (C) Silver earring, fragmentary.
12069A	(none)	1929,1017.291	(none)	Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition.
12070A	(none)	1929,1017.294	(none)	Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli ovoids and silver. (B) Copper pin with rounded copper head, badly smashed.
12072A.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) [A.1-.2] Two silver earrings 2 1/2 coils. (B) Cockle shells containing paint: badly broken.
12073B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli double conoids small. (B) earring, silver 2 1/2 coils.
12076B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads; lapis lazuli & silver rectangular, large. (B) Silver earring, 2 1/2 coils.
12077B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Silver Pin lapis ball head. (B) Beads: long lapis lentoids & silver, small lapis; and small lapis double conoids. (for stringing see Field Note) (C) Shell head of pin. Truncated cone shape, incised decoration. [drawing of head]
12078A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli & silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell; broken; containing paint.
12079	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Silver caps (fixed to seal by hollow bitumen stem) Heroes fighting bearded bulls. (with caps).
12082	(none)	(none)	(none)	Roundel. Mother of Pearl. Engraved 8-petalled rosette in type as the rosettes found on tips of silver combs of early royal graves. Centre (originally in lapis?) is missing.
12128A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Pins. [A] Silver and [B]copper. Lapis ball head on each. Tip of copper pin missing. [Type] V.
12213	(none)	(none)	(none)	Silver Chain. Broken & decayed. Double link giving a square section, & 1 carnelian double conoid bead. Originally a frontlet.
12250	(none)	1929,1017.89	(none)	Earring. Silver 2 1/2 coils.
12251	(none)	1929,1017.299	(none)	Necklace. Lapis, carnelian, silver beads: rings, balls & double conoids.
12256H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Wreath of 16 gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian strings. [B] (2) Frontlet of gold, lentoid shaped, rosette decoration on long gold wire ties, looped one end, the other end consists of a carnelian ring bead the wire being coiled to prevent it from falling off. Frontlet is bent double. [C] (3) Gold coil earring. 2 1/2 coils. [D] (4) Gold coil earring. 1 1/2 coils. [E-F] (5) 2 gold chains. Double twisted links giving a square section. Strung with 1 gold facetted lentoid & 2 lapis ditto.with carnelian ring beads in between. [G] (6) Whetstone. [H] (7) Silver pin with lapis ball head & gold cap, straight, circular in section. [I] (8) Beads. Large carnelian bugles and small lapis double conoids & 1 jasper bugle; flattened carnelian double conoids & flattened rectangular lapis beads one with a rib down middle. [J] (9) Copper Axe. Type XIX. [K](10) Bowl. White calcite. [Type IX] [drawing] [L](11) Stone bowl. White calcite. [M] (12) Ostrich shell badly broken. Traces of red paint. [N] (13) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli 2 registers: above, banquet scene; below, men fighting crossed animals- -lions.
12257A	(none)	1935,0113.446	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Silver wire spiral coil half-ring. [B] (2) Beads. Large number of silver & lapis double conoids. [C-D] (3) Two straight silver pins with lapis ball heads.
12257B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Silver wire spiral coil half-ring. [B] (2) Beads. Large number of silver & lapis double conoids. [C-D] (3) Two straight silver pins with lapis ball heads.
12257C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Silver wire spiral coil half-ring. [B] (2) Beads. Large number of silver & lapis double conoids. [C-D] (3) Two straight silver pins with lapis ball heads.
12258D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Stone vase; white calcite. [B] (2) Stone bowl. White calcite. [C] (3) Stone Bowl. white calcite. badly broken. [D] (4) Silver pin with lapis & gold head. [E] (5) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Straight type. [F] (6) Cylinder seal; lapis lazuli. 2 registers: banqueting scene. [G] (7) Bracelet, gold & lapis beads; flat gold 4 fold spacers with small lapis beads between. [H] (8) Bracelet. Gold & lapis beads. Flat square type with central rib; gold & lapis alternatively. [I] (9) Necklace of gold & lapis. [J] (10) Necklace of gold. [K] (11) Necklace of silver filigree pendants hung on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles & carnelian rings & agate bugles & fluted gold balls. [L] (12) Necklace of gold filigree pendants on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles and cernelian rings and against bugles and fluted gold balls. [M] (13) Necklace of blue & gold ball beads, gold wire-wound beads & very small glazed rings. All small. [N] (14) Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian beads. [O] (15)Gold ribbon. [P] (16) Gold earrings, large lunate type. [Q] (17) Gold wire spiral coil hair-rings. 2 1/2 coils. [R] (18) Lapis bead: Large romboid. [S-W] (19) Five gold finger rings. Made of fine strands of twisted gold wire. [X] (20) Silver comb. Forked type with rosettes.