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.
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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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18120B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Beads. Carnelian balls and rings and tubular steatite cylinders and date-shaped. Carnelian eliptical, calcite eliptical jasper (?) biconvex square, hematite pear pendant, flattened rough pebble pendant and a few large paste beads, much decayed also. [B] 1 very small gold lunate earring. [C-D] 2 small silver earrings and [drawing] [E-F] two plain silver rings. |
| 18152 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A] Beads. Carnelian tubular and date shaped, lapis date-shaped and discoid (variant) strung alternately: also 1 yellow stone discoid with them [B-C] 2 silver earring, both broken. |
| 18256B | (none) | 1933,1013.11 | (none) | Group. [A] 1) Large earring (?) of base silver, a ring with 6 pendant grape clusters. [B] 2) Silver finger ring with flat bezel engraved thus [reference to drawing], roughly with figure of a dog. [C] 3) Copper ring with silver oval bezel, the design perished. [D-F] 4) A set of 3 copper rings once set with glass paste (or in two cases stones?) |
| 18256C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. [A] 1) Large earring (?) of base silver, a ring with 6 pendant grape clusters. [B] 2) Silver finger ring with flat bezel engraved thus [reference to drawing], roughly with figure of a dog. [C] 3) Copper ring with silver oval bezel, the design perished. [D-F] 4) A set of 3 copper rings once set with glass paste (or in two cases stones?) |
| 18345B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A and B] Two finger rings. [A] One copper, [B] one silver. Each with a flat bezel. |
| 18943B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule. |
| 18943C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule. |
| 18943E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule. |
| 19195B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Pair of gold earrings, 3 hoops of spirally coiled gold wire.; (B) Silver earrings, a pair , similar to the gold; unusually well-reserved.; [B and D] (C) Beads. Lapis balls and ovals, small, with some carnelian rings, and some silver balls. |
| 19195C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Pair of gold earrings, 3 hoops of spirally coiled gold wire.; (B) Silver earrings, a pair , similar to the gold; unusually well-reserved.; [B and D] (C) Beads. Lapis balls and ovals, small, with some carnelian rings, and some silver balls. |
| 10586D.2 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornaments. A. Gold ribbon B. Wreath of gold leaves with beads of lapis & carnelian. C. Silver pin with 3 arms and rosette finials having fold. D. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. E. Silver pin with lapis head. F. 1 silver wire spiral coil earring. G. Second silver pin with lapis head, H. Gold and lapis double conoid beads. |
| 10457B | (none) | (none) | B17298 | Silver Bowls 4 [A-D] Oxidised together 3 of oval type with little knob handles on the long sides, one hemispherical. Type __ Photo __ | |
| 10457C | (none) | (none) | B17299 | Silver Bowls 4 [A-D] Oxidised together 3 of oval type with little knob handles on the long sides, one hemispherical. Type __ Photo __ | |
| 10457D | (none) | 1928,1010.145 | (none) | Oval, with oval base Found with silver lamp and calcite vase Type LXII | |
| 6639F | (none) | 1927,0527.79 | (none) | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
| 6639G | (none) | 1927,0527.80 | (none) | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 6639H | (none) | 1927,0527.81 | (none) | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 6639I | (none) | 1927,0527.82 | (none) | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 1092 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not Assigned |
| 1097 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not Assigned |
| 6639L | (none) | (none) | B16398.3 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 6639M | (none) | (none) | B16398.4 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 6639N | (none) | (none) | B16398.5 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
| 6639O | (none) | (none) | B16396C | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
| 6639P | (none) | (none) | B16396D | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. |
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Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
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