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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8098 | (none) | 1928,1009.162 | (none) | Ear-ring? (or finger ring). A plain circlet of gold wire, the ends thickened & overlapping by half the circle. Broken. |
| 8952A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ear-rings. A pair. [A]The outer part of silver, usual type and [B] inside this a smaller but similar coil of gold. (one has come apart) [drawing] |
| 8952B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ear-rings. A pair. [A]The outer part of silver, usual type and [B] inside this a smaller but similar coil of gold. (one has come apart) [drawing] |
| 9514 | (none) | (none) | B16942 | Earring Gold [drawing] 1:1 |
| 9766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring Gold and silver A gold coil with lunate ends interlaced with silver ditto Type __ |
| 10316 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring Lapis lazuli with gold hoop. The pendant is shaped like a saddle, smooth on one side, decorated with oblique incisions on the other. The incised side has a raised ridge running down its axis; the ridge is perforated in 3 places and gold links remain in case of two of the holes. The body of the earring is further perforated 4 times probably to admit gold suspenders. The gold hoop was attached to it on the one side by a hole through which the wire was passed and then wound about itself. On the other side the hoop end was inserted through the hole and then bent against the lapis suspender so as to be made fast. |
| 9146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold & silver [drawing] 2 coils, one inside the other (now separate). |
| 18971 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold and copper. A lunate earring of each metal intertwined. |
| 1511 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Broken. Thin gold: boat shaped. [drawing] |
| 11576A | (none) | 1929,1017.40 | (none) | Earring. Copper & gold. [A] A large coil of copper with lunate ends, inside which was a smaller [B] similar one of gold: this probably hung from the former. (with this are 3 largish facetted lentoid beads, 2 of lapis, one of silver, from the same grave). |
| 11576B | (none) | 1929,1017.40 | (none) | Earring. Copper & gold. [A] A large coil of copper with lunate ends, inside which was a smaller [B] similar one of gold: this probably hung from the former. (with this are 3 largish facetted lentoid beads, 2 of lapis, one of silver, from the same grave). |
| 7506 | (none) | 1928,1009.164 | (none) | Earring. Gold foil. Semi-circular pin on crescent-shaped bag. [Drawing 1:1] |
| 8694 | (none) | (none) | B16845 | Earring. Gold. 1/2 spiral coils of gold wire with flattened and pointed ends. [drawing] Only 1 in the grave. | |
| 2506 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Crescent lunar type. Heavy - hollow metal. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2507 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Crescent lunar type. Heavy - hollow metal. [drawing] |
| 7526 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Crescent shaped. Semi-circular pin, detached at top. [This number was possibly duplicated in the field][drawing 1:1] |
| 6677 | (none) | 1927,0527.308 | (none) | Earring. Gold. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7562 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Lunar pendant attached to which is a plate flat behind and convex in front with gold filigrane decoration in the shape of a nine-petalled rosette. Also gold filigrane decoration around rim. [drawing 1:1 and enlarged detail drawing of filigree] |
| 17041 | 31-43-223 | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Lunate type, solid pendant. Type similar to U.17033. | |
| 17091 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Gold. Lunate type. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17096 | (none) | 1931,1010.263 | (none) | Earring. Gold. Lunate. [drawing 1:1] |
| 8791 | (none) | 1928,1009.159 | (none) | Earring. Two crescents on a thin gold wire [drawing] |
| 9755 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earrings Small gold hoops with lunate ends hanging on silver rings, the latter broken and decayed |
| 11465 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earrings. A very small gold spiral with lunate ends: these were inside similar but larger spirals of copper, of which one only is preserved. |
| 9062 | (none) | 1928,1009.167 | (none) | Finger ring Copper core. Gold plated Single coil. [drawing] 1:1 |
Related Terms
Copper Alloy - Electrum - Iron - Lead - Silver
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