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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10090 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Large lentoids, 2 lapis, 1 silver, 2 bitumen(broken) NB the carnelian rings probably went between the large beads |
| 9920 | (none) | (none) | B17585 | Beads Lapis double conoids and a few silver balls |
| 9279 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Lapis and silver, with 1 carnelian. Shape [refers to drawing] [drawing] |
| 9639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate, and silver. In original order( see Field Notes) |
| 9981 | (none) | 1935,0113.432 | (none) | Beads Double conoids of silver and lapis, small |
| 10403 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads double conoids of silver and lapis Type__ |
| 9752 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Balls of gold-plating over copper, rock crystal rings, 1 lapis lentoid with gold caps, originally bound with a spiral or silver wire, 1 carnelian lentoid (see Field Notes) |
| 9537A | (none) | (none) | B16918 | Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused) | |
| 9537B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A/ Short string, long carnelian bugle, and 3 smaller ditto., separated by silver balls. B/ Diamond shaped lapis beads alternating with flat silver-plate beads. [drawing] C/ Mixed string of small gold fluted balls, lapis, carnelian, agate and paste, restrung mostly in original order (see Field Notes) except that there are no silver beads: in the field notes the 2 strings B & C were probably confused) |
| 10026 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads A set of silver ring pendants, much decayed, strung with carnelian bugles and small lapis beads (found in confusion) |
| 9735 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 3 strings Top string: lapis diamond beads; middle string: silver ball beads; Bottom string: glazed double conoids (decayed) |
| 9783 | (none) | (none) | B17677 | Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 9997 | (none) | 1935,0113.434 | (none) | Bead Small double conoids of silver and lapis |
| 7623 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bangle. Silver. Poor condition. Small piece missing. Found with U.7624, 7575, 7567 |
| 8428 | (none) | (none) | B17080 | Axe head Silver [drawing] Type A3. | |
| 9247 | (none) | 1928,1009.187 | (none) | Axe Silver Miniature; common type Vertical rib at back of shaft |
| 10446 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Arrow Butt Silver, with copper notch prongs [drawing] 1:1 |
| 8440B | (none) | (none) | (none) | A+B 2 silver earrings 2 1/2 coils |
| 9966 | (none) | (none) | (none) | A number of Silver earrings. |
| 8723 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 5 beads. 1 silver lentoid. 2 facetted double conoid lapis. 1 double conoid baked clay. 1 bugle bead baked clay. |
| 9604A | (none) | 1928,1010.287 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. |
| 9604B | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
| 9604C | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
| 9604D | (none) | 1928,1010.290 | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings [A-D] 2 1/2 coils. | |
| 10725A | (none) | (none) | (none) | 4 Silver Finger Rings 2 coils each |
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Copper Alloy - Electrum - Gold - Iron - Lead
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