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)
24 (none) (none) (none) Gold earring- pendant. [drawing 1:1]
34A (none) 1923,1110.167 (none) Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads [drawing] thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34B (none) (none) B15246 Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34C (none) (none) (none) Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
34E (none) 1928,1010.107 (none) Beads in gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian: found loose and restrung as follows (A) Gold ram: small figurine in thin metal, hollow, pierced for threading. Fine work. Photo no. 39 length 0.016 (B) String of lapis and gold beads thus [refers to drawing], graded in size, 43 gold and 45 lapis, and a circular rosette pendant of open work gold. [drawing] Photo no. _ length 085 (C) String of carnelian beads, 40 in all, 2 gold ring terminals, 4 gold pear pendants, 2 carnelian pear pendants on gold, one plate pendant of carnelian with white design on gold. Photo no. 39 length 008 (D) String of 10 gold and 20 lapis nasturtium-seed beads with six lapis pear pendants on gold and one lapis fly amulet. photo no. _ length 0155 (E) String of small lapis beads strung in 2 rows with lapis spacers at ends of 8 gold mulberry(?)-leaf pendants, a triangular gold spacer, one lapis beads bound with gold wire and a triple gold beads (these 2 as a pendant) Photo. No. 39. length 0.165
51 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. Consisting of agate lunar pendant, 13 gold beads (some decayed), 12 carnelian and 18 lapis beads (including one barrel 0.047 long) = from this beads through the center 13 are restrung in the original order. and 7 gold beads unstrung.
52 (none) 1923,1110.168 (none) Gold coil ring. The ends flattened and leaf shaped. [drawing 1:1]
53 (none) 1923,1110.170 (none) Gold mouth piece. Formed of thin gold plate cut to shape as below: [references drawing] The ends of the band pierced for stringing. [drawing]
215 (none) (none) (none) Gold earring. [drawing 1:1]
456 (none) (none) B15241 Gold Figure and Pin. Figurine H. 0062., of thin gold on a core which has perished: female figure with hands clasped below breasts. Hair in vertical curls over forehead and coming down on shoulders in a heavy mass waved horizontally: features heavy showing Sumerian tradition. Edges of drapery not indicated. Below the waist the body is simply columnar with a raised rim edge where the feet should be. This was apparently mounted on a gold-plated wooden stick, 0.123 long., tapering downwards (c.f. Ephesus ivories). The metal and part of the wood remain.
457A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads thus: [drawing]
457B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold bracelets. A pair, very heavy, of solid gold: plain, but with heads. [drawing]
458A (none) (none) B15244 [A-D] Four gold pendants of thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
458B (none) 1923,1110.165 (none) [A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
458C (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
458D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 gold pendants. Thin gold on a core. Ring for suspension above: body arch-shaped with embossed ornament similar on both sides but that on one side the center of the rosette is inlaid with reddish paste. Below, 6 rings for suspension. Phil. A only [only one was sent to UPM] [drawing 1:1]
459A (none) (none) B15243 [A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (C and D)
459B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 sent to Baghdad (B and D)
459C (none) 1923,1110.164 (none) [A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out).
459D (none) (none) (none) [A-D] Four brooches of gold and stone. Hollow circular setting of thin gold, the back plain except for a beaded edging, the front with a beading between 2 plain lines: inset in front, a large cat's eye. A ring for suspension above and two below, let into rim: projecting from the rim and fixed into it by gold-capped bronze pins, carnelians, six on each side. (two of these are in position: the remaining ones found loose, one of the cat's eyes was found in position: the others had fallen out). [Drawing 1:1] 1 only A Phil. 2 Sent to Baghdad (B and D)
460A (none) (none) B15242 [A-B] Gold earrings, a pair of: boat shaped originally inlaid with lapis lazuli between raised bands of granouillee work silver wires projecting from the base probably supported beads. . A only Phil. [drawing 1:1]
460B (none) 1923,1110.166 (none) [A-B] Gold earrings, a pair of: boat shaped originally inlaid with lapis lazuli between raised bands of granouillee work silver wires projecting from the base probably supported beads. . A only Phil. [drawing 1:1]
461 (none) (none) (none) Gold earring. (Companion not found) Boat shaped with twisted ends and bands of granouillee work on body. Photo 45. [drawing 1:1]
462 (none) (none) (none) Gold earring. (Companion not found) Boat shaped with coils round ends and triangles of granouillee work on the body. Photo 45. [drawing 1:1]
463A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Gold earrings, Pair of: plain. Photo 45. [drawing]

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