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)
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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