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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6286 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Red. Type LXXIII TEO =RC.129 |
| 954 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Vase. Reddish clay with drab engobbage. Wheelmade. Broken. Type LXXXVII. Not yet used in Vol.'s II, IV, VII, or IX. |
| 49 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade = turning lines on shoulder. Type XXXVII. |
| 146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade, with fine hematitic wash on surface. Type XVIII. |
| 618 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish-drab clay and drab engobbage. Wheelmade. Top missing. [below] Type XLIV =RC.72, =L106b [circled] Not p |
| 637 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish-drab clay with drab engobbage, wheelmade. Top broken. [below] Type ?L |
| 7017 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. 2 handles. One on either side of shoulder. Type LXVII variant. =P.217. |
| 6040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. 3 incised parallel lines below rim. 2 incised parallel lines above base. Round base. Misshapen. CCXIV =RC.56 |
| 6241 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Long stem. Type CCXXV. =RC.16. |
| 7048 | (none) | 1927,0527.284 | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Type CCLXXIII. =L. | |
| 6629 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Type LXI in album. =P.200a. |
| 6041 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. XLIII, Type XLIV [XLIII seems to be correcting XLIV] |
| 6238 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Regular shaped base. Light drab. Top of neck broken. Type CCXIX or CLXIX (not p) |
| 6015 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Rim broken in two places. Type XIX =1L.115 |
| 2965 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Rough handmade miniature of drab vase. Sketch pattern 1:2. Type as U.2664. [drawing 1:2] |
| 2966 | (none) | 1927,1003.140 | (none) | Clay vase. Rough handmade miniature of greenish drab ware with incised decoration. Sketch pattern 1:2. [drawing 1:2] | |
| 413 | (none) | (none) | B15235 | Clay vase. Roughly wheelmade of plain drab clay. Type XVI. Miniature. RC.73=L(?)68a [drawing 1:1] | |
| 19985 | (none) | 1935,0112.103 | (none) | Clay vase. Smooth greenish-drab clay. Imitation of stone type. JN 26 (57) = JN 66 | |
| 19982 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. TO. Painted ware. Black on buff. aLL.31 [Annotated] [drawing] |
| 6033 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCXI = RC185. 664 [Later note, unknown reference] Vol VII |
| 6443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCXLI =P.125. In album. [drawing] |
| 6599 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CXXXVI. V. Slight ridge 42mm from top. CXXXVI = L.40a (not p) |
| 6541 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type LVII. =RC.75 |
| 6270 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type LXII. TEO (variant) curved lip. =RC.109. =L |
| 6885 | (none) | (none) | B16579 | Clay vase. Type. |
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