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.
Objects: Silver Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9604B | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
| 9604C | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
| 9604D | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
 | 8723 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 5 beads. 1 silver lentoid. 2 facetted double conoid lapis. 1 double conoid baked clay. 1 bugle bead baked clay. |
| 9966 | (none) | (none) | (none) | A number of Silver earrings. |
| 8440B | (none) | (none) | (none) | A+B 2 silver earrings 2 1/2 coils |
| 10446 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Arrow Butt Silver, with copper notch prongs [drawing] 1:1 |
| 9247 | (none) | 1928,1009.187 | (none) | Axe Silver Miniature; common type Vertical rib at back of shaft |
| 8428 | (none) | (none) | B17080 | Axe head Silver [drawing] Type A3. | |
| 7623 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bangle. Silver. Poor condition. Small piece missing. Found with U.7624, 7575, 7567 |
| 9997 | (none) | 1935,0113.434 | (none) | Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis |
| 9783 | (none) | (none) | B17677 | Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 9735 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 3 strings Top string: lapis diamond beads; middle string: silver ball beads; Bottom string: glazed double conoids (decayed) |
| 10026 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A set of silver ring pendants, much decayed, strung with carnelian bugles and small lapis beads (found in confusion) |
| 9537A | (none) | (none) | B16918 | Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused) | |
| 9537B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused) |
| 9752 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Balls of gold-plating over copper, rock crystal rings, 1 lapis lentoid with gold caps, originally bound with a spiral or silver wire, 1 carnelian lentoid (see Field Notes) |
| 10403 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads double conoids of silver and lapis Type__ |
| 9981 | (none) | 1935,0113.432 | (none) | Beads Double conoids of silver and lapis, small |
| 9639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate, and silver. In original order( see Field Notes) |
| 9279 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Lapis and silver, with 1 carnelian. Shape [refers to drawing] [drawing] |
| 9920 | (none) | (none) | B17585 | Beads Lapis double conoids and a few silver balls |
| 10090 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Large lentoids, 2 lapis, 1 silver, 2 bitumen(broken) NB the carnelian rings probably went between the large beads |
| 9558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads One gold-capped lapis; silver, lapis, and carnelian. For order see Field Notes. |
| 9109 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Silver and lapis, thin lentoids. |
Related Terms
Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
Share
Email | Edit | Build Search
Parent Terms
Inorganic Remains > Metal > Silver