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)
7009 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Cracked. 10 incised concentric circles round upper part of body. Type LXXXVIII. =P.182a. cf U7008 & U7010-7019
7011 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. 4 concentric circles incised below rim. Type XII. =P.205.
7013 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed. White. Type XCII. =P.180.
7016 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Dark drab. Type CCLII. =P.122.
7017 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Reddish. 2 handles. One on either side of shoulder. Type LXVII variant. =P.217.
7018 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Lip fragmentary. Type.
7019 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Bluish. Type XLVIII. =P.97. Persian? Cf. U.7008-U.7018.
7022 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Miniature. Type CCXLIV. =P.196. Neo-Babylonian or Persian.
7023 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Bluish. Type CCLXIII. =P.224. Found with U.7022. From Neo-Babylonian?
7025 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed, white. Misshapen. [drawing 1:2]
7029 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Blue green. Burnished. 2 handles one on either side. Type CCLXVI. =P.228.
7030 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. 2 handles. Glazed. Type LXVII. Variant more bellied. =P.217.
7031 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LXX. =P.137.
7032 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed white. Type XCIII. Variant more bellied. =P.108b.
7036 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Blue. Color mostly obliterated. Type LX =P.184.
7039A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L.
7039B (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L.
7040 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Dark drab. Type CCLXVIII. L.130. (not p)
7042 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Light drab. Type CXLII.
7047 (none) (none) B16649 Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXII =L
7050 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Type X. Variant. (Raised band below rim slightly longer). 69. 702.
7051 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CVII and 650 crossed out.] RC.73.
7053A (none) (none) B16611 [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type CCLXXIII =L. Drab vase found with U.7054.
7054 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Light drab. Handmade. =L. Not typed. [drawing 1:2]
7057 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed. White. [drawing 1:1]

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted