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) |
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32 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver earring? [drawing] | |
56 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver buckle(?). of twisted metal, snake-like twist. 3 frs, perhaps of 2 separate ones. [drawing] | |
57A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 Silver bracelets. Square-ended circles of silver rod grooved longitudinally along out face: much oxidized. | |
57B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 Silver bracelets. Square-ended circles of silver rod grooved longitudinally along outer face: much oxidized. | |
471 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver finger ring of base metal. Plain hoop, circular in section: circular plate bezel showing traces of engraved design now undecipherable. | |
473 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. | |
474 | (none) | (none) | B15289 | Silver pot. Plain cylinder. (This has been partially cleaned. Upper part broken in one place and roughly mended.) Phil. Photo no. 55 | |
482 | (none) | (none) | B15290 | Bronze [crossed out] Silver bowl. Much corroded and one side broken.[drawing] | |
2908 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck weight. Silver. Type VI. | |
6638 | (none) | (none) | B16399 | Silver bowl. Flat. Umbilical, lotus pattern on outside. For catalog. E. | |
6639J | (none) | (none) | B16396A | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
6639A | (none) | (none) | B16397 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
6639B | (none) | (none) | B16398.1 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
6639E | (none) | (none) | B16398.2 | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
6656 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl with handle. Base silver. E. | |
6797 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pendant. Silver. Set with Lapiz lazuli. E. | |
6799 | (none) | (none) | B16369 | Ring. Silver. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
6800 | (none) | (none) | B16370 | Pendant. Silver. Embossed. Round and convex. 3 holes pierced in top covered with lapis and silver beads and two silver filigree | |
6801 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver filigree. [drawing 1:1]. E. | |
6802 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Silver and lapis lazuli with one paste bead and one paste ring. | |
7532A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of earrings. Silver. Late Kassite? [drawing 1:1] Also with Pot Type CXLIX Found with 7 iron arrowheads U [7526?] | |
7532B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of earrings. Silver. Late Kassite? [drawing 1:1] Also with Pot Type CXLIX Found with 7 iron arrowheads U [7526?] | |
7591 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Silver. Ovoid, indented circumference. [drawing 1:1] | |
7623 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bangle. Silver. Poor condition. Small piece missing. Found with U.7624, 7575, 7567 | |
7890A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Two silver finger rings. One [A] is penannular, the wire thicker in the middle than at the ends; the wire of the second [B] is of the same thickness throughout, and the ends meet. |
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Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
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