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)
8630A	(none)	1928,1009.190	(none)	Earrings. [A] One silver, [B] one apparently copper. Plain, 2 1/2 spiral coils of wire.
8630B	(none)	1928,1009.190	(none)	Earrings. [A] One silver, [B] one apparently copper. Plain, 2 1/2 spiral coils of wire.
17039.1	31-43-222A	(none)	(none)	Earrings. Silver. [.1-.2] A pair. Type same as U.17030.
17039.2	31-43-222B	(none)	(none)	Earrings. Silver. [.1-.2] A pair. Type same as U.17030.
9986	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger Ring Silver Flat silver band decorated with minute cable ornament around it: edges plain. (broken)
18204	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring of base silver (?). With engraved bezel.
8953	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. 7 spirals coils of plain silver wire (perhaps really two rings worn on the same finger).
8095	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. Three coils of silver wire.
9990	(none)	1928,1010.296	(none)	Finger ring. Plain spiral of thin silver wire.
9544	(none)	(none)	B17579	Finger ring. Silver. 2 coils. [drawing]
16320	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. silver. 3 strands of wire and fine embossed work in between.
8165	87-28-16	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. Filigree work, 6 strands of fine silver wire welded together in the hoop. Also, part of a second similar.
17087	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. With circular bezel originally inset with a circular piece now missing [drawing 1:1]
17366	(none)	(none)	(none)	Finger ring. Silver. With oval bezel.
9631	(none)	(none)	B16932	Finger rings 4, of which 2 are broken; plain silver hoops
8212	(none)	(none)	B16790	Flower head ornament in silver, lapis and gold. The whole flower is silver, a flat truncated plate of thin metal on a fairly solid stem: on the end of each of the five petals is a ball of lapis capped with gold. Two lapis beads are corroded on to the end of the stem and may belong there (see U.8210). There was certainly a second similar flower on the other side of the head (this one rose from the right ear) but it was all broken up.
484	(none)	1935,0113.398	(none)	Fragments. Fastened together by corrosion of silver and bronze rings: on one of the latter (an earring) a carnelian is threaded.
10557	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gaming-board of silver, the face composed of shell plaques engraved with mythological scenes & set in lapis frames
9787	(none)	(none)	B17588	Gilt Ornaments. Short copper rods, 006 long, originally encased with very thin gold. Some of these had attached to one end of them 2 small gold leaves: others had a gold flower rosette and the gold leaf had come off. Probably part of the head ornament 9785. Others had a rim round the stem near but not at the end: and there were found fragments of hollow gold leaf-like balls which may have gone above these so as rather to resemble a pomegranate. The copper stems were pierced with very small holes 0005 apart so must have served as spacers for beads, or else been sewn onto something. One of the gold flowers was fixed to a double silver bead, and to one also silver rosettes were similarly attached. [additional drawing on back of card] [drawing]
9700	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold and silver earring 3 large lunar rings; the two outer rings in silver, the inner ring in gold. One silver wire suspender missing.
8613D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold chains etc. [A-B] Two sections of gold chain with crochet links . When found (A) passed through a curled gold earring (C) [drawing] With these, [D] two lapis facetted lentoid beads, 4 carnelian rings, and remains of a large silver-plated bead with horizontal ribbing - the latter wholly decayed.
10948A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Crown. Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948B	(none)	(none)	B16684	Gold Crown. Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948C	(none)	(none)	B16684	Gold Crown. Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.
10948D	(none)	(none)	B16684	Gold Crown. Formed of beads and figurines, etc. sewn onto a fillet of leather. The background was composed of minute beads of lapis and gold--the latter short tubular lengths. Against these stood out: (A) 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) Plant ornaments, viz. Ears of corn, pomegranates, bunches composed of 3 fruit and 3 leaves, plants with rough stems (gold-leaf over silver) and gold and carnelian pods. (D) 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes.