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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6016 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Broken. Type XX variant. Not used. Vol.VII. |
| 6022 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. White limestone tumbler. Type XIII variant. Ur. |
| 6023 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type CVII. |
| 6024 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. |
| 6025 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Ring base chipped shouldered. 3 grooves incised on wet clay turning round under neck. Type CCXXI. |
| 6030 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CVII, =RC.55 |
| 6033 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCXI = RC185. 664 [Later note, unknown reference] Vol VII |
| 6035 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXIV =RC.56. |
| 6036 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. |
| 6037 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Approximately identical with U.6035. Mouth chipped. Type CCXIV =RC.56 |
| 6040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. 3 incised parallel lines below rim. 2 incised parallel lines above base. Round base. Misshapen. CCXIV =RC.56 |
| 6041 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. XLIII, Type XLIV [XLIII seems to be correcting XLIV] |
| 6043 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earthenware vase. Same as U.6042. Type CVI. |
| 6044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Earthenware vase. Type CCXII. |
| 6074 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Base chipped. Type XIX = RC174. Vol VII. |
| 6098A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab. Round flat base. Type CCXVI =P146 |
| 6098B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Pot. Drab. Round flat base. Type CLXVI |
| 6102 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab color. Ring base. Type CCXV. |
| 6116 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab. 2 grooves running round below neck shouldered. Ring base. Incised lines running round bottom half of pot and neck. Type XII. Nearest approximate. |
| 6149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Found with mud lid. Type XVI. |
| 6152 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XX =RC.226 |
| 6163 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Vase numbers not to be published. Larsa. Type CCXVII =L. |
| 6164 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Peg shaped ring base. Type CCXIX (not p) |
| 6169B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 6171 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Vase Numbers Larsa? For further reference. Type CVII (variant) Variant of RC.55. L. |
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