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) | 98-9-23 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-24 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-26 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-27 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-28 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 10599C | 98-9-3 | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group. (A) Beads of lapis, gold and carnelian. (B) Gold finger ring, hoop of thin metal 5mm, wide with 4 strands of cable pattern. The example shows the process of manufacture. The ring is really a spiral made of flattened gold wire: after the completion of the 1st ring the wire is twisted so that the next 4 hoops show a cable pattern: enough of the wire is left untwisted to form the last hoop & so give another plain edging. The whole was then fused into a single band: in this case the fusing is incomplete & the process is thereby explained. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. L. 165mm (D) Cockle shells containing paint. | |
| (none) | 98-9-31.1 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-31.2 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-31.3 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-33 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-34 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-35 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-36 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-38 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-39 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-40 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-41 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-45 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-46 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-47 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | 98-9-55 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-95 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-98 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
Related Terms
Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
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Inorganic Remains > Metal > Silver