Silver

Silver is a soft, white, lustrous metal. It is highly malleable, and has a low melting point, making it easy to cast. It can be produced as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. It can be highly polished, leading to a very reflective surface.

Most of the silver found at Ur is in jewelry, but sometimes it is made into axes or mirrors. These are found mainly in the royal tombs.

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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)
12626C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 copper bracelets. Plain copper wire. [C] 1 silver earring. 1 1/2 coils thickened lunate ends.
9777A	(none)	(none)	B17550	[A-B] Spindles A pair Silver spindles with lapis whorls both very slender
10314A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver Finger Rings Two & a half coils one broken
10314B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Silver Finger Rings Two & a half coils one broken
12357A	(none)	1929,1017.1	(none)	[A, B] Statues of rams. A pair. With gold heads and legs; lapis horns, eyes and manes; shell fleeces; silver bellies; the plants and flowers gold; mounted on silver stands with pink and white mosaic diaper. The ram stands on his hind legs, the front legs doubled up and shackled to the stems of tall plants whose arrowhead shaped leaves & rosette flowers rise on each side of the head. Gold sockets rising from the shoulder shows that they were supports for something : of this the only possible trace was a white substance, perhaps leather, which lay under the second animal found. The first animal [A] is rather badly broken & the legs & part of the rump are separate but the thickness of the body is preserved : the second [B] is squashed quite flat but keeps its silhouette & only 3 of the flowers are detached.
12357B	30-12-702	(none)	(none)	[A, B] Statues of rams. A pair. With gold heads and legs; lapis horns, eyes and manes; shell fleeces; silver bellies; the plants and flowers gold; mounted on silver stands with pink and white mosaic diaper. The ram stands on his hind legs, the front legs doubled up and shackled to the stems of tall plants whose arrowhead shaped leaves & rosette flowers rise on each side of the head. Gold sockets rising from the shoulder shows that they were supports for something : of this the only possible trace was a white substance, perhaps leather, which lay under the second animal found. The first animal [A] is rather badly broken & the legs & part of the rump are separate but the thickness of the body is preserved : the second [B] is squashed quite flat but keeps its silhouette & only 3 of the flowers are detached.
8013A	(none)	(none)	B17084	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8013D	(none)	(none)	B16838	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8013B	(none)	(none)	B17084	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8013C	(none)	(none)	B17716	[A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
18345B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A and B] Two finger rings. [A] One copper, [B] one silver. Each with a flat bezel.
8545.1	(none)	1928,1009.193	(none)	[.1-.2] Silver earrings Ring-shaped A pair, each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of plain silver wire
8545.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Silver earrings Ring-shaped A pair, each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of plain silver wire
12251.1	30-12-483	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Necklace. Lapis, Carnelian, silver beads: rings, balls and double conoids.
17415.1	(none)	1931,1010.267	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. Silver. A pair. With circular pendants. [drawing 1:1]
17415.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. Silver. A pair. With circular pendants. [drawing 1:1]
20037.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. A pair. Silver. Triple hoops of coiled wire.
20037.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings. A pair. Silver. Triple hoops of coiled wire.
11934.1	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings of gold and silver = a pair each composed of a spiral coil of silver wire (3 turns) diam 0033 inside which is a spiral coil (5 turns) of very thing old wire diam 002.
11934.2	(none)	(none)	(none)	[.1-.2] Earrings of gold and silver = a pair each composed of a spiral coil of silver wire (3 turns) diam 0033 inside which is a spiral coil (5 turns) of very thing old wire diam 002.
8695	(none)	1928,1009.434	(none)	Whetstone. Grey stone. Circular section: head pierced and in the hole remains of silver suspension ring.
12445C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
12445D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
12445E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
12445F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.