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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 804 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Strip of leaf gold. Pierced with 2 holes at each end, by the corners, and 2 holes close together by either edge, at the middle. Probably for sewing on to a leather belt. |
| 904 | (none) | 1923,1110.181 | (none) | Beads. String of made up from off beads collected in the course of the dig. 56 carnelian, 1 gold. |
| 1221 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Crumpled fragment of gold foil. |
| 1353 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Leg and hoof (of bull?). Thin gold leaf. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1402 | (none) | 1924,0920.408 | (none) | Pin head(?) Lapis lazuli and gold, much incrusted with salt, etc. |
| 1511 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earring. Broken. Thin gold: boat shaped. [drawing] |
| 1576 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ring. Plain circle, thin gold; probably part of an ornament. [drawing] |
| 1641 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. (39) Mixed shapes in carnelian, rock crystal, lapis lazuli, etc., with central bead of lapis wound round with gold wire. |
| 1643 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Very small gold ball beads, some plain, some fluted; found all together, with a few small lapis and carnelian beads. Sixty strung together, others loose. (purchased) |
| 1661 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together. |
| 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] |
| 2526 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold earring. Crescent shaped, plate on core; cracked round edge. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2527 | (none) | 1927,1003.230 | (none) | Gold wire earring. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2645 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold nail head. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2668 | (none) | 1927,1003.232 | (none) | Gold crescent. Thin sheet metal. [drawing] |
| 2793 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold strip. Narrow strip of thin metal rolled up. |
| 3125 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold bead. With bitumen core blocking one hole. One end bent in. Spherical bead. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (7) in Cat. |
| 3306 | (none) | 1927,1003.225 | (none) | Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat. |
| 3307 | (none) | 1927,1003.224 | (none) | Gold disk. Plain beaten leaf, ornamented and in very bad condition. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat. |
| 3308 | (none) | 1927,1003.231 | (none) | Gold disk. Small, of plain unadorned leaf. In text: Kassite period (15) in cat. |
| 3309 | (none) | 1927,1003.226 | (none) | Gold leaf. Bearing traces of relief: fragmentary. In etxt: Kassite period (15) in cat. |
| 3310 | (none) | 1927,1003.227 | (none) | Gold leaf. Bearing traces of relief beaten into pattern. . In text: Kassite period (15) in cat. |
| 3311 | (none) | 1927,1003.228 | (none) | Gold leaf. Carved fragment in shape of blade, with dots beaten in round edge. In text: Kassite period (16) in cat. |
| 3312 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gold leaf fragments? four fragments. Plain leaf. In txt: Kassite period (16) in cat. |
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