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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6597 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Part of rim broken. Type CCXLIX; in album; ? Neo-Babylonian. =P.57. |
| 6599 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CXXXVI. V. Slight ridge 42mm from top. CXXXVI = L.40a (not p) |
| 6603 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. White. Part of mouth and body lost. Type CCL in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.204. |
| 6609 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLI in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.125 |
| 6610 | (none) | (none) | B16626 | Clay vase. Light drab. | |
| 6616 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Part of mouth broken. Type CXCII. Not RC or L. Type, but should it be an L. type ? Or Neo-Babylonian. |
| 6629 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Type LXI in album. =P.200a. |
| 6631 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type. |
| 6632 | (none) | (none) | B16597 | Clay bowl. Reddish. Star shaped design [reference to drawing] incised on the convex bottom of the bowl. Cf. Type 265 in album. [drawing 1:2] | |
| 6633 | (none) | (none) | B16582 | Clay vase. Broken. Light drab. Type CXCII. In album ? Neo-Babylonian. |
| 6634 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLIX. =P.57. |
| 6635 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature. Clay vase. Red. Type. |
| 6674 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type K.37 [last type is a later note] Type CLXXXIX =L.86 (not p) |
| 6682 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CLXXI (alter against type number from U.7047) (not p) |
| 6695 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVII. In album. ? Neo-Babylonian? =P.71 |
| 6745A | (none) | (none) | B16234 | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745B | (none) | 1927,0527.261 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745E | (none) | 1927,0527.262 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745F | (none) | 1927,0527.259 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745G | (none) | 1927,0527.260 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745H | (none) | 1927,0527.263 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Copper. Fragmentary. |
| 6776B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Alabaster. White. Inscribed. En-an-ni-pad-da, priest of Nannar son of Ur Bau, patesi of Lagash. Type II. (JN 19 near) Enter in Larsa catalog [last word may be incorrect] B. |
| 6790B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 6803 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVIII in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.64. |
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