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.
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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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10858B | (none) | 1928,1010.140 | (none) | [A-C] Silver Vessels a set of 3 silver tumbers exactly like U.10857, corroded together Fixed on to these by corrosion is a [D] silver scoop or ladle Type LXXX [drawing] |
| 10858C | (none) | 1928,1010.140 | (none) | [A-C] Silver Vessels a set of 3 silver tumbers exactly like U.10857, corroded together Fixed on to these by corrosion is a [D] silver scoop or ladle Type LXXX [drawing] |
| 10858D | (none) | 1928,1010.140 | (none) | [A-C] Silver Vessels a set of 3 silver tumbers exactly like U.10857, corroded together Fixed on to these by corrosion is a [D] silver scoop or ladle Type LXXX [drawing] |
| 8600B | (none) | (none) | B17559 | [A-C] Silver rings. Three. Each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire. |
| 8600C | (none) | (none) | B17559 | [A-C] Silver rings. Three. Each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire. |
| 8600A | (none) | (none) | B17559 | [A-C] Silver rings Three Each made of 2 1/2 spiral coils of silver wire | |
| 9980B | (none) | (none) | B16786 | [A-C] Silver earrings. Plain spiral coils of silver wire. |
| 9980C | (none) | (none) | B16786 | [A-C] Silver earrings. Plain spiral coils of silver wire. |
| 11166A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Silver earrings (3) Plain wire spiral coils. |
| 11166B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Silver earrings (3) Plain wire spiral coils. |
| 11166C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Silver earrings (3) Plain wire spiral coils. |
| 9980A | (none) | (none) | B16786 | [A-C] Silver earrings Plain spiral coils of silver wire | |
| 8961A | (none) | 1928,1009.191 | (none) | [A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils |
| 8961B | (none) | 1928,1009.204A | (none) | [A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils |
| 8961C | (none) | 1928,1009.204B | (none) | [A-C] Finger rings Silver: (2 others were broken and thrown away) Plain coils of silver wire one 2 1/2 coils and two 3 1/2 coils |
| 10592B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads three strings (see Field Notes) mixed up together: lapis silver & carnelian beads A: Lapis double conoids; B: silver lentoids. C: Lapis lentoids with some carnelian rings. |
| 9999C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver |
| 9999A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver |
| 9999B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] Beads Double conoids of lapis and silver |
| 11883E | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Roundels, [A-B] 2 of shell, [C] 1 of shale, [D] and an oval-topped shell button inlaid with a rosette of red & blue petals. D. 220mm [E] Broken pin of type VI, but with head missing; possibly this is all one composite pin-head, or perhaps only the roundels are such, as they would give just the effect of a lapis ball set in gold or silver. [drawing] |
| 9623A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note. |
| 9623B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note. |
| 9623C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note. |
| 8531A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Finger-rings Silver Made of plain silver wire One intact, 2 broken |
| 8531B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Finger-rings Silver Made of plain silver wire One intact, 2 broken |
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