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)
10954 (none) (none) B17539 Copper Pot. [Type] XXVII. [drawing]
10960 (none) (none) B17144 Vase. White calcite. Chip missing from rim. Type 71. [drawing]
10961 (none) (none) (none) Spill vase. White calcite. Fragment missing from rim. Type LXXXVI. [drawing]
10971 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase. Type 68 (new). [drawing]
10995 (none) (none) (none) White calcite Vase. Type new 87. [drawing]
10996 (none) (none) (none) White calcite Vase. Same type as U.10995. Type new 87.
11141 (none) (none) B17116 White calcite Vase. Type LVI. [drawing 2:5]
11154 (none) (none) B16692 Gold Ostrich Shell. Natural size, open at the top to make a vase: Decorated on the base and round rim with incrustation work in shell, lapis, and red stone. All the incrustation had fallen off, but has been partially restored on the analogy of the silver shell and of the real ostrich shells from the same grave.
11155 (none) (none) (none) Silver Ostrich Shell. Originally decorated on base and round the rim with incrustation in shell, lapis, and red stone. All ornament gone: the Shell much distorted and broken.
11230J (none) (none) (none) Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing.
11469 30-12-98 (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone (irregular in shape) cracked but complete. Type LII. [drawing]
11497 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing]
11510 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. [drawing]
11511 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91 (new). [drawing]
11519 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Spill Vase. White calcite. Type V. [drawing]
11529 30-12-75 (none) (none) Stone vase. Spill-vase of white calcite. LXXXVI. [drawing]
11530 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Shallow little pot. Type LII. [drawing]
11541 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
11545 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Grey steatite. Bell-shaped bowl. Type LXII.
11546 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Grey steatite. Bell-shaped bowl (broken but complete). Type LXVI.
11547 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing]
11548 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing]
11567 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone. Surface rather decayed. Type LVI. [drawing]
11587 30-12-84 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. [drawing]
11588 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Type CXXII [drawing]

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted