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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7559 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Originally blue, bleached. Type LXXXVIII =P182A Persian |
| 7577 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed, blue. Bleached white. Perforated on either side immediately below rim. Type CCXCIII |
| 7585 | (none) | (none) | B17268 | Clay vase. Glazed. Blue glaze mostly flaked off. Type CCXLI variant =P.125. Neo-Babylonian. | |
| 7635 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type XXXIX = RC.89. |
| 7638 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type LII stone |
| 7639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Yellowish grey background to body. Blue neck. Black spots on shoulder, black vertical lines going down belly to base. 2 concentric black circles on base. |
| 7645 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Blackened by fire. Type III. |
| 7646 | (none) | 1928,1009.511 | (none) | Stone vase. Limestone. White. Slightly indented rim. Blackened by fire. Type LXIII stone. |
| 7649 | (none) | 1928,1009.500 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. Yellowish and veined. Type XXXIX. |
| 7652 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Dark green. Basic diorite. Blackened by fire. Type LV stone |
| 7654 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White, yellowish veins. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Part of rim missing. Type LVI. |
| 7689 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Blue? Bleached white. 2 handles. Type _ |
| 7799 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment Dedication to Nannar (by Ur Nammu?) HC.30 |
| 7800 | (none) | (none) | (none) | White alabaster Inscription giving end of dedication formula. HC 31 |
| 7807 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster vase fragment Rimus: ded. to Sin (from booty of Elam?) Lines 1-9 of an inscription identical with that of vase C, SAK p. 162 except line 2 which is ^dEN-ZU: NB.2 or 3 signs scratched on the base. HC 76 |
| 7819 | (none) | 1928,1009.10 | (none) | Clay Pot Type CCCX Scratched with signs not yet identified HC 38 | |
| 7843 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of vase. Alabaster. da-n)um; sar; ki-ib-i)a-tum. HC.46. |
| 7901 | (none) | (none) | B17241 | Clay vase. Glazed. Originally green, bleached white and yellow. Pomegranate shaped. Part of rim missing. Type CCCI or RC.17. | |
| 7936 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Alabaster. Veined. Yellowish. Type? LVII. |
| 7939 | (none) | 1928,1009.521 | (none) | Stone vase. Diorite. Blue. Stone type LIX. |
| 7941 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Dark drab T.O. type XLVI |
| 7942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Reddish haematite wash over body Type CCCIX. |
| 7946 | (none) | 1928,1009.501 | (none) | Vase. Limestone. White. Stone type LVI. |
| 7949 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Light drab T.O. Type XLV |
| 7998 | (none) | 1928,1009.423 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Small vertical-sided bowl; covered with a cockle-shell containing green pigment. Type VI. |
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