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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9936 | (none) | (none) | B16734 | Beads, etc. From a diadem. 1 large gold lentoid bead; 4 ditto. lapis; and with them fragments of a silver chain. See field notes. |
| 9942 | (none) | (none) | B17001 | Gold earring. Coil, fairly thick, with lunate ends. | |
| 9949 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold finger ring Very small; a hoop of flat metal, thin, decorated with 2 strands of applied twisted gold wire |
| 9971 | (none) | 1928,1010.17 | (none) | Gold earring In the form of a leaf The ring for the ear broadens and flattens at the end. [drawing] 1:1 |
| 9977A.1 | (none) | (none) | B16777A | [A.1-.2] Gold earrings. Very large double lunate pendants of thin metal. (bent a good deal out of shape). [drawing] | |
| 9977A.2 | (none) | (none) | B16777B | [A.1-.2] Gold earrings. Very large double lunate pendants of thin metal. (bent a good deal out of shape). [drawing] | |
| 9978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold Ribbon Forming the headdress see Field Notes |
| 9979 | (none) | (none) | B16705 | Wreath of 14 gold mulberry leaves strung with small lapis bugles and carnelian rings. Original order. | |
| 9983 | (none) | 1928,1010.292 | (none) | Gold earrings Very large lunates of thin metal much crushed and distorted, and the wire suspender of one missing |
| 9985 | (none) | (none) | B17642 | Beads double conoids of gold and lapis small Strung in groups of 4 or 8, in alternate colors | |
| 9987 | (none) | 1935,0113.433 | (none) | Wreath of gold leaves strung with lapis bugles and carnelian rings (part of the wreath only: the rest of it mixed with PG 806 q.v.) |
| 9988 | (none) | 1928,1010.294 | (none) | Gold Ribbon For a headdress. Part only: the rest mixed with PG 806. |
| 9991A | (none) | 1928,1010.80 | (none) | [A-B] Gold earrings. Very large double lunate pendants of thin metal much crushed and distorted (1 - pair broken apart) |
| 9991B | (none) | 1928,1010.91 | (none) | [A-B] Gold earrings. Very large double lunate pendants of thin metal much crushed and distorted (1 - pair broken apart) |
| 9992 | (none) | 1928,1010.51 | (none) | [A-B] Gold earring Very large lunate pendants, double, broken into two |
| 9994 | (none) | 1928,1010.92 | (none) | Gold Ribbon From the headdress |
| 9995 | (none) | 1928,1010.166 | (none) | Wreath. Gold leaves strung up with small lapis bugles and carnelian rings. |
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