Jars
This category includes vessels that have cylindrical bodies and closed rims.
A Jar is a type of vessel that has an approximately cylindrical body and is used for cooking or storage purposes. By using Anna Shepard's criteria, a jar is a closed form where the height is greater than the diameter. The angle of the sides from the base are between 45 and 90 degrees and it has an apparent neck. A Jar may or may not have handles. If It has a spout, it is listed under Spouted Jar.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic typology Nos. 43-48; 54-176; 186-203; 217-222; 250-253. It matches the metal vessel typology Nos. 52-79 and Stone vessel typology Nos. 60-92.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1140 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Yellow clay. Type 665 =P.130 [drawing 1:5] |
| 1143 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light brown clay: wheelmade. Broken at neck. Type 596 =P.159a [drawing 2:5] |
| 11469 | 30-12-98 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone (irregular in shape) cracked but complete. Type LII. [drawing] | |
| 11497 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 11510 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. [drawing] |
| 11511 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91 (new). [drawing] |
| 11519 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill Vase. White calcite. Type V. [drawing] |
| 11529 | 30-12-75 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill-vase of white calcite. LXXXVI. [drawing] | |
| 11530 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Shallow little pot. Type LII. [drawing] |
| 11541 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 11545 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey steatite. Bell-shaped bowl. Type LXII. |
| 11546 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey steatite. Bell-shaped bowl (broken but complete). Type LXVI. |
| 11547 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 11548 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 11567 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Surface rather decayed. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 11587 | 30-12-84 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. [drawing] | |
| 11588 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Type CXXII [drawing] |
| 1163 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar-handle. (Broken off) Drab clay. In form of nude female figure. It has 13 circles arranged on back. P. [drawing not to scale] |
| 1167 | (none) | 1924,0920.397 | (none) | Fragment from near the rim of an alabaster vase. |
| 11676 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of Vase (calcite) part of 3 signs. |
| 11705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite pot. Cracked and badly distorted; apparently oval. Very minute but well marked base ring. |
| 11711 | (none) | 1929,1017.692 | (none) | Stone Vase. |
| 11731 | (none) | 1929,1017.688 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. | |
| 11732 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11752 | (none) | 1929,1017.690 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
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