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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8215 | (none) | 1928,1009.503 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. |
| 8239 | (none) | 1928,1009.420 | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. The sides vertically fluted. Type LXXII. Photo 841 |
| 8265 | (none) | 1928,1009.498 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Semi-translucent. Part of rim missing. Stone type LXXVI. |
| 8331 | (none) | 1928,1009.508 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI stone. Photo 840 |
| 8351 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Spill vase. The surface much decayed. Type III. |
| 8371 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. On one side the surface is badly perished. Type LVII. |
| 8380 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91. |
| 8387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 8481 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper vase with handle at top fixed into a hole in the neck of the vase and swiveling in it Broken and misshapen. Corroded with copper bowl U.8482 Metal vase type __ |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 8504 | (none) | 1928,1009.422 | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXI |
| 8517 | (none) | 1928,1009.506 | (none) | Stone vase White limestone Cracked and the surface all decayed. Type LXXXVIII |
| 8520 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXVI |
| 8521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite rim chipped Type I |
| 8558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. |
| 8623 | (none) | 1928,1009.499 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. |
| 8628 | (none) | 1928,1010.383 | (none) | Copper vase. Shaped rather like a samovar and carved with an open network of twisted silver wire. One end open and the edge here missing (it stood in the soil with this thin end uppermost) Type 12 |
| 8654 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXIII |
| 8655 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXXVI |
| 8709 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8733 | 87-28-14 | (none) | (none) | Vase. Limestone. White. Broken in 7 pieces. Part of rim missing. Broken and rivetted in antiquity and stuck together with bitumen. Rivet holes filled up with a white paste that may be burnt gypsum now called plaster of Paris. Portions of copper rivets still intact in rivet holes. Stone type XLV. |
| 8763 | (none) | 1928,1009.523 | (none) | Vase. Stone. Steatite. Dark green. Stone type XC. |
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