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)
9152C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152E	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
9152G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bracelets & finger rings Silver A set [A-B] Two bracelets, open rings of plain silver wire. diam 0065 [C-F] 4 finger rings each made of 2 spiral coils of plain wire. [G] 1 finger ring of flat plate with raised edges. Thus: [drawing] 1:1 See field notes.
14441B	(none)	1930,1213.21	(none)	Bronze bangle. Ends loose. Rectangular in section. [Additional notes on back, possibly names of worers?] [drawing 1:1]
16362	(none)	1931,1010.272	(none)	Bronze finger ring with oval-shaped bezel.
15486	(none)	1930,1213.25	(none)	Bronze finger ring. Flat oval bezel. [drawing 1:1]
482	(none)	(none)	B15290	Bronze [crossed out] Silver bowl. Much corroded and one side broken.[drawing]
17917G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
17917R	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
17917S	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
17917T	(none)	(none)	(none)	Burial group. (A) 3 twisted gold hair-ribbons [A, I and O]. (B) 2 gold frontlets [B and P]. (C) Pair of gold hair-rings, spirally coiled, lunated ends [C and Q]. (D) Tubular gold 4 spiral finger ring. (E) Necklace of gold flat diamonds, gold double conoids, carnelian lentoids, bugles and barrels and diamonds, agate barrels. (F) Necklace of gold balls, agate barrels, flat lentoid agate, carnelian bugles, etc. (G) 4 silver bracelets [G and R-T]. (H) Remains of 2 copper bases, from above grave. [H and U] [J-N are metal vessels with drawings but no descriptive text][drawing]
12358A	(none)	1929,1017.100	(none)	Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil.
12358B	(none)	1929,1017.101	(none)	Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil.
10438C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay
10438D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Chariot For design in general see notes The various parts are: A. Six lions heads in gold with lapis eyes and chests of lapis and shell. These are fixed to a board-edge. B. Small heads of lions and bulls in gold fixed to the top rail with blue and white inlay between them. C. 2 large panthers heads in silver with lapis eyes. D. 2 small lion heads in silver with inlay chests of shell and lapis; from the front of the chariot: with blue and white inlay between. One head completely destroyed. E. Quantities of inlay
9557	(none)	(none)	(none)	Coil of silver wire Used perhaps as a hair-ring, perhaps as an ear-ring (it lay behind the head) 3 coils of silver wire making the ring, and another coil inside it.
10582C	(none)	(none)	B16731	Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs.
10582D	(none)	1928,1010.155	(none)	Contents of Burial 789 D. A. [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. B. Beads of gold, lapis and carnelian rings (double conoids) C. Silver Pin with lapis head D. [.1-.2] Silver earrings, plain wire spiral coils, E. Remains of Mosaic of lapis with very thin gold leaf and 2 ivory bulls legs.
11777	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper axe. Type XIX.
10163	(none)	(none)	B17531	Copper Bowl Type LXXXIV
8903	(none)	(none)	B17404	Copper bowl. Oval and once provided with a (wire?) handle: no base ring or flattening. Type LXIII.
11804	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Bowl. Oval with silver tubular handle-attachments.
11999	(none)	1929,1017.643	(none)	Copper Bowl. Oval, with flat base & end ribs; at the sides, double tubular handle-rings of silver. Broken but complete.