Penn Museum

To treat and properly rehouse 786 copper or copper-alloy objects excavated at the site of Ur in modern-day Iraq. These objects include utilitarian objects such as small vessels, spear points and arrowheads, axes, knives, chisels, saws, and tridents; ornaments and toilet articles such as rings, bracelets, pins, tweezers, and razors; and 21 iron objects, including spear points, arrowheads, and a small sword.