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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | (none) | 1929,1017.92 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1929,1017.39 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1919,1011.5118 | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | 1919,1011.5117 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1931,1010.323 | (none) | (none) |
| 6639K | (none) | (none) | B16396B | Group of silver staves with wooden core inside A-Y. | |
| 17030C | (none) | 1931,1010.266 | (none) | [A-B] Earring. Silver. A pair. Bottle like pendant decorated with a leaf flap on each of its 4 sides ending in an umbilical base and suspended by a [C] shaped pin. [drawing] | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B15292 | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16377 | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995A | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995B | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995C | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995D | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995E | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995F | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16995G | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17020 | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17555 | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17556 | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17558 | (none) | |
| 9786A | (none) | (none) | B17000 | [A-B] Silver wire ornaments Apparently 7, of which 6 are whole or nearly so [drawing] They seem to have been connected with silver headdress 9785, with which they were found, and might have been attached to a narrow silver ribbon found with it, or to the string of very small beads: they were not with the gold rings |
| 10948A.1 | (none) | (none) | B16684.5 | Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] 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) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] 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) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes. |
| 10948A.2 | (none) | (none) | B16684.6 | Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] 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) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] 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) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes. |
| 10948A.3 | (none) | (none) | B16684.3 | Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] 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) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] 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) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes. |
| 10948A.4 | (none) | (none) | B16684.4 | Gold Crown. [E.1-.16] 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) [A.1-.8] 4 pairs of animals, viz. 2 antlered stags. 2 bearded bulls, 2 gazelles, 2 rams. (B) [B.1-.17] Small 8-petalled rosettes. (C) [C.1-.23] 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) [D.1-.8] 8 Twisted wire palmettes for the order of them see field notes. |
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