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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | 35-1-165 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-166 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-167 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-168 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-169 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-170 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-171 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-172 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-173 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 35-1-36 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| 19947 | 35-1-98C | (none) | (none) | Silver pendant. With cones and coiled wire applied to a solid base. [1:1 drawing] | |
| 19026B.1 | 35-1-99B | (none) | (none) | [A] Beads: a mixed lot: 1 gold double conoid; 2 lapis ditto; 2 carnelian barrels; smaller paste double conoids; paste and lapis rings or small balls. [B.1-.2] Also two silver earrings. | |
| 15145 | 37-17-64 | (none) | (none) | Beads: 4 carnelian & 1 silver ( on a bitumen core) elongated double conoids. |
| 9362 | 47-29-316 | (none) | B17085 | Set of silver toilet instruments, tweezers, knife, and two stilettos suspended from a silver ring. No case was found with set. [card seems to be a replacement] | |
| 10980A | 83-7-61 | (none) | B17046 | Beads. Silver and gold double conoids. |
| 8165 | 87-28-16 | (none) | (none) | Finger ring. Silver. Filigree work, 6 strands of fine silver wire welded together in the hoop. Also, part of a second similar. | |
| 10824I | 87-28-22 | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] | |
| (none) | 92-4-20 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-127 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-132 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-133 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-136 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-140 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-160 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-22 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
Related Terms
Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
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Inorganic Remains > Metal > Silver