Lead is a soft and malleable metal and has a low melting temperature.  It is widespread, easy to extract, and easy to work with.  It can be alloyed with antimony, copper, and arsenic.  It is used to form beads, vessels, and is also used as a soldering material on items like pins.  

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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)
(none) (none) (none) B16429 U number not assigned in field
(none) 35-1-229 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 35-1-228 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) 35-1-227 (none) (none) (none)
(none) 35-1-224 (none) (none) Unknown
(none) (none) (none) (none) (none)
(none) (none) (none) (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1931,1010.324 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1931,1010.323 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0112.112 (none) (none)
(none) 35-1-225 (none) (none) (none)
12332 (none) 1929,1017.474 (none) Lead Plaque. Rectangular but with rounded corners. Perforated at 1-end.
15123A (none) (none) (none) [A] Silver tumbler. Inverted over [B] a baked clay spouted pot. Tumbler in poor condition & part missing - distorted. Type 531. Not in catalog. [drawing]
15163 31-17-13 (none) (none) Lead tumbler. Part of top missing, hole in side. Distorted. Not in catalog. [drawing 2:5]
15758C (none) (none) (none) 2 vases. [A] one of baked clay, light drab - [B] a spouted pot covered by [C] an inverted lead tumbler. Type I)XXXI.
15778 31-17-12 (none) (none) Baked clay vase. Spouted. Light drab. Covered by a lead tumbler. Clay vase is badly broken. Type same as 15758.
16131 (none) (none) (none) Rectangular lead plaque. [Additional note on back of card, possibly worker names] [drawing 1:1]
18556 (none) (none) (none) Lead tumbler. Much distorted. The sides are turned inwards at the base to secure the bottom, which seems to be a separatedisk of the metal. In section, thus: [reference to drawing]? Proper to Vol. IV. [drawing]
18645 (none) (none) (none) Lead tumbler. One side decayed away. One side slightly concave.
18646 (none) 1933,1013.62 (none) Lead tumbler. Distroed and one side decayed. Not in catalog.
18647 33-35-97 (none) (none) Lead tumbler. Distorted. [The following note is an addition to original text] Not in cat. Vol IV.
18719A (none) (none) (none) [A] Lead tumbler cover [for] [B] clay pot. Lead tumbler completely distorted, but approximate dimensions 8cm height x base 7 covering the neck of spouted jar type JNG sj3.
18720A (none) (none) (none) [A] Lead tumbler with [B] clay pot. Lead tumbler distorted, but approximate dimensions diam 012, height 0055, covering the neck of spouted jar type JNG sj8. (but without line of ornamentation round shoulder). dimensions height 022, diam 016-5 base 008 made of light yellow clay.
20071 35-1-230 (none) (none) Lead tray with flat base and everted sides. Type metal JN
20072 (none) (none) (none) Lead tray with flat base and everted sides. Type metal JN
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