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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6283A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 clay vases light drab. Type LXXIV =RC.170 |
| 6284 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster vase. Part of mouth broken. Type CCXXXIV ? Pot type this type is missing from album, there is no drawing of it. B. |
| 6286 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Red. Type LXXIII TEO =RC.129 |
| 6287 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type CLXV in album. Persian. =P.136 |
| 6311 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Marble vase. Fragment of Gudea. (To the goddess) NIN-MAR-KI, his (lady) for the life of (GU)-DE-A, patesi of lagash-----(---has presented). Cf. the door-socket of Dungi to dNin-mar in her shrine at Girsu (=Lagash). Recovered probably at Tell-id (?) - SAKI. p.190 e.). -- H.C. B. |
| 6333 | (none) | (none) | B16518, B16518 | Fragment of alabaster vase of Rimush after plundering of (Bara)-ah-sumki and Elam. Cf. SAKI p. 162 (c) H.C. E. |
| 6356 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster vase. Property of Ningal Type II. Type RC.5. B. [drawing 1:4] |
| 6358 | (none) | (none) | B16206, B16206 | Alabaster vase of Ishme-Dagan. To Nannar - eldest son of Enlil, his king Ishme Dagan -- (rest is same text as the brick U.2566)-- beloved husband of Innana, for his life, he has presented it. E. H.C. | |
| 6362 | (none) | (none) | B16207, B16207 | Fragment of alabaster vase. To Ningal, his lady, for the life of Sumuili, the mighty man, king of Ur?(P/16207) H.C. E |
| 6400 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Painted round neck. Fragmentary. Type LVII miniature =RC.75. [drawing] |
| 6402 | 30-12-156 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Glazed. Type CCXXXVII [in album. Persian. crossed out] =P.126. | |
| 6407 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jug. Light drab. Type [LXXIX TEO has been crossed out] RC.206 |
| 6408 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LX TEO =RC.108a. |
| 6426 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed vase. Clay. Dark drab. Type LXXXVIII. =P.182a. |
| 6436A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XIX. Altar from U.7053. (not p) |
| 6439 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. Black. Traces of handles. Incised line and ring decoration. |
| 6441 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster vase. Broken at top. Type XXIX (stone). B. |
| 6443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCXLI =P.125. In album. [drawing] |
| 6449A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type CCXLV or TO/23 = RC.145 (?) =1L.115 [drawing] |
| 6449B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type CCXLV or TO/23 = RC.145 (?) =1L.115 [drawing] |
| 6450A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [This catalog card contains a number of notes discussing typology, these have been transcribed and may contradict]. Clay vases. Light drab. Type [CCXLIII crossed out] CCXVII = 1L.112. Not RC or L. Should it not be Larsa? Also please supply drawing. Original type and [illegible] and tracing of the Larsa type (old 217); I suggest that this should be a variant of that type. Gave it one [illegible] the type in (217); Yes, a shaped [previous word unclear] variant of (217), but the extra drawing and not [illegible as the two are virtually identical. |
| 6450B | (none) | (none) | B16639 | [This catalog card contains a number of notes discussing typology, these have been transcribed and may contradict]. Clay vases. Light drab. Type [CCXLIII crossed out] CCXVII = 1L.112. Not RC or L. Should it not be Larsa? Also please supply drawing. Original type and [illegible] and tracing of the Larsa type (old 217); I suggest that this should be a variant of that type. Gave it one [illegible] the type in (217); Yes, a shaped [previous word unclear] variant of (217), but the extra drawing and not [illegible as the two are virtually identical. | |
| 6452 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vessel Vase [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] |
| 6461 | (none) | (none) | B16572 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XXII TEO =RC.149 (not p) | |
| 6462A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Approximately 2 examples, all [last word unclear], to original type W. Type CCXLIV. =P.196. |
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