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)
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.
12067A.2	(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.
12072A.2	(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.
12077A	30-12-510	(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]
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.
12251.1	30-12-483	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Necklace. Lapis, Carnelian, silver beads: rings, balls and 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.
12257D	(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.