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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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
3313	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold wire. Small fragments. In text: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3338A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch.
3338B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch.
3362	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bead necklace. Mixed up gold, agate and carnelian.
6676	(none)	1927,0527.307	(none)	Necklace. Agate and gold beads. 30 in number. Re-strung in original order.
6677	(none)	1927,0527.308	(none)	Earring. Gold. E. [drawing 1:1]
6678B	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Necklaces (A) Agate beads 45 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (B) Amethyst and gold beads 66 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (C) Carnelian beads 27 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B.
6680	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. B.
6681A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of gold earrings. B.
6757	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ring. Gold.
6777A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Nob. Steatite and gold rosette. Fragmentary. Burnt. E. [drawing 1:1]
6777B	(none)	1927,0527.70	(none)	NOB. Steatite and gold rosette. Fragmentary. Burnt. [drawing 1:1]
6778B	(none)	1927,0527.69	(none)	Scarab setting of gold and gold studs. E.
6795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli, gold and paste.
7055	(none)	(none)	(none)	Nose? Ring. Gold. [drawing 1:1]
7056	(none)	(none)	(none)	Nose? Ring. Gold. [drawing 1:1]
7506	(none)	1928,1009.164	(none)	Earring. Gold foil. Semi-circular pin on crescent-shaped bag. [Drawing 1:1]
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]
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]
7693	(none)	(none)	(none)	String of beads. Gold, carnelian and lapis.
7695A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 hair? rings or ear rings. Gold. Thickened boat shaped ends. [drawing]
7696	(none)	(none)	(none)	Pendant. Gold. Gold ring with gold filigree support dividing it to hold 4 small gold cones made of spiral gold wire. Gold foil clip attached to top of pendant.
7951	(none)	1928,1009.174	(none)	Gold diadem. An oval strip of gold leaf with rounded ends: at each end a small hole; along the edge stamped dots. To this was attached a strip of similar thin gold, now in pieces, originally with a hole at each end for attachment to the oval front piece, but one end is missing.
7952A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of earrings. Gold and silver. A spiral ring of gold with thickened lobe ends supports a similar gold ring; from this hangs a similar ring of silver (the silver ring is in each case broken). [drawing]
7952B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of earrings. Gold and silver. A spiral ring of gold with thickened lobe ends supports a similar gold ring; from this hangs a similar ring of silver (the silver ring is in each case broken). [drawing]