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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6035 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXIV =RC.56. |
| 6609 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLI in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.125 |
| 6634 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLIX. =P.57. |
| 6695 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVII. In album. ? Neo-Babylonian? =P.71 |
| 6803 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVIII in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.64. |
| 7049 | (none) | 1935,0113.388 | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXV. =L. | |
| 6226 | (none) | (none) | B16592 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXV. =L72.C. | |
| 6265 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXXX. Same as U.6210. =RC.226. =L. |
| 6248 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXXXII. Should this be included as a Larsa type? It is not included at present. No, maybe a late shape. =P.123 |
| 6682 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CLXXI (alter against type number from U.7047) (not p) |
| 6031 | (none) | (none) | B16584 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CVII =RC.55 |
| 6030 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CVII, =RC.55 |
| 6818 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CXLIX. =RC.48 (not p) |
| 6804 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CXXIV. P.76a |
| 6674 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type K.37 [last type is a later note] Type CLXXXIX =L.86 (not p) |
| 7094 | (none) | (none) | B16637 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LIII. RC.39. =L. | |
| 6811 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LX. In album; ? Persian; =P.184. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 6808 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LXXI. =P.140. Neo-Babylonian |
| 7085 | 47-29-419 | (none) | B16587 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type RC.26. =L. | |
| 7092 | (none) | (none) | B16580 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type RC.56. =L. | |
| 7050 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type X. Variant. (Raised band below rim slightly longer). 69. 702. |
| 6436A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XIX. Altar from U.7053. (not p) |
| 6205 | (none) | (none) | B16586B | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX (variant) without ring base and egg shaped bottom. | |
| 6225 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX variant. =RC.226 variant(?), =L |
| 6206 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. =RC.226. =L. |
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