Gold
Gold is a metal that is solid in standard conditions, and appears as nuggets or grains, in rocks, veins, and alluvial deposits. It has very high malleability, which means it can be hammered and cast very thin without breaking. It is also resistant to corrosion and its bright yellow color and high luster led to it being in high demand. It can be used as material for stand alone objects like vessels or jewelry, and because of its malleability can also be used to cover objects with a thin sheet of gold.
Gold is a metal that is solid in standard conditions, and appears as nuggets or grains, in rocks, veins, and alluvial deposits. It has very high malleability, which means it can be hammered and cast very thin without breaking. It is also resistant to corrosion and its bright yellow color and high luster led to it being in high demand. It can be used as material for stand alone objects like vessels or jewelry, and because of its malleability can also be used to cover objects with a thin sheet of gold.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12358B | (none) | 1929,1017.101 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358C | (none) | 1929,1017.102 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 12358D | (none) | 1929,1017.103 | (none) | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil. |
| 10438A | (none) | 1928,1010.713 | (none) | Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay |
| 10438B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay |
| 10983 | 83-7-1.87 | (none) | B17056 | Collar made of gold and lapis triangular spacers with gold (small) & lapis beads between. |
| 10582A.1 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. |
| 10582B | (none) | (none) | B16759 | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. | |
| 10582E | (none) | 1928,1010.680 | (none) | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. |
| 10582A.2 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs. |
| 12479 | (none) | 1929,1017.55 | (none) | Copper dagger. With gold guard to handle and 5 gold studs to pommel. Narrow ribbing down the blade (bad condition). Type V (New 2). Cf PG1054 [Type or find location?]. |
| 17896 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper nail with gilt head and scraps of gold foil. |
| 10475 | (none) | (none) | B17066 | Copper Object ? armour ? But it was apparently nailed into a wooden background. [drawing] Embossed on it two figures of lions and two of men and below, a disk with 8-petalled rosette. | |
| 10327 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin Broken in 3 pieces Lapis ball head with gold cap on upper and under side Type V |
| 9828 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Pin Gold and lapis ball head Hole perforated 003 from the top of stem, and copper rings passed through it. Upper and lower caps on ball head are of gold. lapis shows only in the middle [drawing] Type V |
| 9817 | (none) | 1928,1010.270 | (none) | Copper Pin Perforated below head to admit a gold ring, 1 1/2 coils of gold wire are wound round the gold ring in one place [drawing] Type IX |
| 9151 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin With gold and lapis ball head the stem is pierced and through the back passes a copper ring: from this hangs apparently a very slender copper chain (almost entirely destroyed): the chain runs along the pin to the point where a silver seal (U.9150) was fixed by corrosion to the stem, and it presumably supported the seal. [Type V] |
| 10341 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Pin With lapis ball head, and gold cap on top of head Type V |
| 8317B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin [A]. Square section thickening to the head, pierced. Pointed, with tang. With this go (probably) [B] 9 beads - one gold, 3 carnelian, and 4 lapis. V. |
| 9044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Rounded in section. Head narrower than the stem of the pin. The head is covered by a cap of gold foil. Pin broken in two pieces. Only half of gold cap remains. Tip missing [drawing] |
| 13562 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Bent type. Lapis ball head with gold caps. Type. VI. C. |
| 13557 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Bent type. tip missing. Lapis head with gold caps. Type VI. B. |
| 13554 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper pin. Lapis ball head with gold caps. Type V A. |
| 15412 | (none) | 1935,0113.450 | (none) | Copper pin. Straight type. Lapis lazuli ball head with gold cap. Type but slender through out. | |
| 11000 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Pin. Curved type. With lapis ball head capped with gold. Broken & point missing. Type IV. New 7. [drawing] |
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Copper Alloy - Electrum - Iron - Lead - Silver
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