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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
| 8447 | (none) | (none) | B17118 | Stone vase Calcite White Stone type LVI |
| 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 |
| 8763 | (none) | 1928,1009.523 | (none) | Vase. Stone. Steatite. Dark green. Stone type XC. |
| 8765 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Calcite. White. Stone type LXIII. |
| 8770 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8824 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. Polished limestone? 3 fragmentary lines of archaic writing dedication to ^dAn? or to Nab? H.C. 67 |
| 8932 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII |
| 8936 | (none) | (none) | B17107 | Stone vase. Whire Calcite. (broken) Type LXIII. Broken. | |
| 8937 | (none) | (none) | B17110 | Stone vase. White Calcite. (Rim broken). Type LXIII |
| 8938 | (none) | (none) | B17114 | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8939 | (none) | 1928,1009.502 | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite Type XXXIX. |
| 8940 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Type XL. |
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