19246 | 1935,0112.26
| Description (Catalog Card): | Copper Prong. Circular-section shaft from which rise two curved prongs (not of the same length) square in section. A square-section tang was fitted into a wooden handle encased in thin copper.2 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | JNG 189 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Bitumen3 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper Alloy3 |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | 140mm long and 55mm in diam. Total L. 165mm, Prongs: 70, 60mm, width 65mm |
| U Number: | 19246 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Season Number: | 12: 1933-1934 |
| Object Type: | Armor and Weaponry >> Spears and Lances >> Spearheads/Lanceheads 1 |
| Description (Modern): | Copper alloy prong; traces of bitumen used in the hafting; possibly a spear or the holder for an oar/rudder.1 |
| Description (Modern): | Copper alloy prong; traces of bitumen used in the hafting; possibly a spear or the holder for an oar/rudder.1 |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Bitumen |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 123565 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1935,0112.261 |
| [1] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| [2] Woolley's description |
| [3] Material as described by Woolley |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | JNG/189 | (none) | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods | Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods | 1955 | Woolley, L. | (none) |
| Woolley's Catalog Cards | Woolley's Catalog Cards | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:75 Page:188 | Card -- BM ID:194 Box:75 Page:188 | (none) |
- 2 Media
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Context
Excavation Context: Ur >> Royal Cemetery | PG >> PJ >> Pit X >> Jemdat Nasr Graves >> JNG/189
References
Woolley, L. . (1955) Ur Excavations IV; The Early Periods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.