Gold

Gold is a metal that is solid in standard conditions, and appears as nuggets or grains, in rocks, veins, and alluvial deposits. It has very high malleability, which means it can be hammered and cast very thin without breaking. It is also resistant to corrosion and its bright yellow color and high luster led to it being in high demand. It can be used as material for stand alone objects like vessels or jewelry, and because of its malleability can also be used to cover objects with a thin sheet of gold.

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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)
1353	(none)	(none)	(none)	Leg and hoof (of bull?). Thin gold leaf. [drawing 1:1]
1511	(none)	(none)	(none)	Earring. Broken. Thin gold: boat shaped. [drawing]
1576	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ring. Plain circle, thin gold; probably part of an ornament. [drawing]
1641	(none)	(none)	(none)	String of beads. (39) Mixed shapes in carnelian, rock crystal, lapis lazuli, etc., with central bead of lapis wound round with gold wire.
1643	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Very small gold ball beads, some plain, some fluted; found all together, with a few small lapis and carnelian beads. Sixty strung together, others loose. (purchased)
1661	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Mixed set, carnelian, shell, agate, etc., and one large gold bead. Brought in together.
2506	(none)	(none)	(none)	Earring. Gold. Crescent lunar type. Heavy - hollow metal. [drawing 1:1]
2507	(none)	(none)	(none)	Earring. Gold. Crescent lunar type. Heavy - hollow metal. [drawing]
2526	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. Crescent shaped, plate on core; cracked round edge. [drawing 1:1]
2645	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold nail head. [drawing 1:1]
2793	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold strip. Narrow strip of thin metal rolled up.
3125	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold bead. With bitumen core blocking one hole. One end bent in. Spherical bead. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (7) in Cat.
3312	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold leaf fragments? four fragments. Plain leaf. In txt: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3313	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold wire. Small fragments. In text: Kassite period (16) in cat.
3338A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch.
3338B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Gold brooch. Roughly made oval brooch with hematite glaze (?) in center and small round stones set about, mostly lost. In text: Neo-Babylonian period (13) in Cat. (B) Fragment of gold wire found with brooch.
3362	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bead necklace. Mixed up gold, agate and carnelian.
6614B	(none)	(none)	B16391	Necklace. Arbitrarily re-strung. 51 mixed beads. E.
6678B	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 Necklaces (A) Agate beads 45 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (B) Amethyst and gold beads 66 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B. (C) Carnelian beads 27 in number. Arbitrarily re-strung. B.
6680	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold earring. B.
6681A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of gold earrings. B.
6757	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ring. Gold.
6777A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Nob. Steatite and gold rosette. Fragmentary. Burnt. E. [drawing 1:1]
6795	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads. Lapis lazuli, gold and paste.
6897	(none)	(none)	B16368	Ring. Gold. Complete but severed. E.