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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7058 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXV. =P.189. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 7059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Light greenish drab. Type LVII. RC.75. (not p) |
| 7070 | (none) | (none) | B16222 | Vase. Alabaster. White. Fragment. Type. Ur. | |
| 7072 | (none) | (none) | B16348 | Stone fragment in relief. Possibly vase decoration - concave on inside. Battle scene. Head of supine bearded male wearing close fitting cap lies horizontally against the back of a standing male who wears flounced kaukanes skirt and has bare feet. Head of first figure and lower portion of skirt, and feet of second alone remain. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 7074A | (none) | (none) | B16636 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type 272. =L. | |
| 7075A.1 | (none) | (none) | B16583A | Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CVII and =RC.55 crossed out] 659. =L. | |
| 7080 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CVII crossed out] =RC.55. =L. |
| 7081 | (none) | (none) | B16641 | Clay vase. Light creamy drab. Type [CCXI crossed out] 272 variant narrower rim, belly comes less low. =L. cf. U.7082-3 | |
| 7082 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Ring base broken. Type [CCXI crossed out] 272. =L. cf. U.7081, U.7083.. |
| 7085 | 47-29-419 | (none) | B16587 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type RC.26. =L. | |
| 7086 | (none) | (none) | B16586A | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. RC.26.=L. | |
| 7087A | (none) | (none) | B16571.20 | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Reddish. Type CCLXXVII. =L. | |
| 7087B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Reddish. Type CCLXXVII. =L. |
| 7088 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CXXIX. (not p) |
| 7089 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Blue, bleached white. Type CCLXXVI. =P.24. |
| 7091 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Rim fragmentary. Type XIV. RC.76. =L. |
| 7092 | (none) | (none) | B16580 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type RC.56. =L. | |
| 7093 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXVII. =L. |
| 7094 | (none) | (none) | B16637 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LIII. RC.39. =L. | |
| 7101B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type =284. =L. Cf. U.7097-U.7100, U.7102-U.7107. |
| 7103 | (none) | (none) | B16573 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type 645. =L, | |
| 7104A | (none) | (none) | B16593A | [A-C] 3 clay vases. Light drab. Type XVI. 195. =L. | |
| 7104B | (none) | (none) | B16594 | [A-C] 3 clay vases. Light drab. Type XVI. 195. =L. | |
| 7104C | (none) | (none) | B16593B | [A-C] 3 clay vases. Light drab. Type XVI. 195. =L. | |
| 7105 | (none) | (none) | B16642 | Clay vase. Light drab. Band of black paint round rim. Type [CCXXII crossed out] 704. L. |
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