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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12633A | (none) | 1929,1017.30 | (none) | [A-B] 2 gold earrings. Broad lunate hollowed ends. |
| 11864 | (none) | 1929,1017.29 | (none) | Gold earring. Very thin metal, double lunate type. |
| 11945 | (none) | 1929,1017.28 | (none) | Gold earring. With broad leaf-shaped ends to a spiral coil: resembling the lunate type but the ends are quite flat. |
| 11744E | (none) | 1929,1017.275 | (none) | Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows. | |
| 11743K | (none) | 1929,1017.274 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743J | (none) | 1929,1017.273 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743I | (none) | 1929,1017.272 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743H | (none) | 1929,1017.271 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743G | (none) | 1929,1017.270 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11800 | (none) | 1929,1017.27 | (none) | Gold earring. Circlet with lunate ends. |
| 11743F | (none) | 1929,1017.269 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743E | (none) | 1929,1017.268 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743D | (none) | 1929,1017.267 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743C | (none) | 1929,1017.266 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11743B | (none) | 1929,1017.265 | (none) | Beads. Long Carnelian bugles strung up with gold fluted balls. Also carnelian double conoids (see Field Notes). | |
| 11744D | (none) | 1929,1017.260 | (none) | Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows. | |
| 12466 | (none) | 1929,1017.26 | (none) | Hair ring. Gold. Three coils of fairly thick gold wire. Found not on the head but with the silver vase etc by the hands, between the 2 earrings U.12467[A-B], as if the had been tied together. |
| 11563 | (none) | 1929,1017.257 | (none) | Beads. Gold, carnelian and lapis. Found loose together near PG 1068 & abut 300mm higher up. |
| 12632 | (none) | 1929,1017.255 | (none) | Necklace. Small beads. Carnelian and gold balls. |
| 11912B | (none) | 1929,1017.25 | (none) | [A-B] 2 Gold finger rings. 1-with broad plain flat border & centre of cable pattern, 5 rows; 1-with narrow plain border and 8 rows of cable pattern. | |
| 11911 | (none) | 1929,1017.248 | (none) | Beads. Gold balls (hollow) and balls of light yellow carnelian. | |
| 12345E | (none) | 1929,1017.247 | (none) | [A-E] Necklace. Gold & lapis balls and diamonds. Lapis double conoids. Carnelian diamonds. (for order cf. Field Note). |
| 11717 | (none) | 1929,1017.246 | (none) | Beads. Silver lentoids & lapis & carnelian lentoids. Long slender gold double conoids & carnelian rings. (see Field Notes) |
| 12476 | (none) | 1929,1017.245 | (none) | Beads. A string of carnelian balls and gold ribbed balls strung alternately (except in part when 2 gold come together). |
| 12187C | (none) | 1929,1017.244 | (none) | Necklace. 4 strings. (A) Lapis & gold balls, also flattened lapis conoids & bleached carnelian bugles. (B) Lapis lentoids, gold balls and gold & lapis flies. (C) Like A. (D) Gold & lapis bugles, also gold fluted balls. [drawing] |
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