16412A | 1931,1010.154
| Description (Catalog Card): | Set of 3 weights: (A) Haematite. Long Ovoid. Black. To Be Weighed. Type ? (B) Haematite. Ovoid. Black. To be Weighed. Type I (C) Steatite. Lentoid. Black. Weight=0.896 GRS 6 "Little Sheqels" (Nominal Weight=0.84)1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | A.H. Just outside G.41 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Haematite2 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | length 0.054 |
| U Number: | 16412A |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Object Type: | Weights and Measures >> Balance Pan Weights >> Ovoid Weights |
| Season Number: | 09: 1930-1931 |
| Description (Modern): | Highly polished gray hematite. Slight flaw crack and layering noted. No flat base but some faceting to form. Ends rounded. |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Stones and Minerals >> Mineral >> Semi-precious >> Hematite |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 128449 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1931,1010.1543 |
| Measurement (Weight): | 40.9 |
| Measurement (X): | 55 |
| Measurement (Y): | 17 |
| Notes: | There is a suggestion in British Museum records that 128449 may be U.16412A; however, this is not certain. The length measure is very close, but there is nothing more to go on. |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
| [3] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG/32.6 | AHG/41 | Chapel. Analysis of unpublished material suggests grave is associated with "early" phase. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:65 Page:121 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:65 Page:121 | (none) |
- 1 Media
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> AH Site | AH >> Straight Street | Division Street >> No. 4 Straight Street >> Room 6 >> LG/32.6 | AHG/41