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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13708 | 31-17-370 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Fragments of. With nicked ornament on rim & shoulder-line, and combed or scrabbled ornament on shoulder (see field notes for drawing). Type RC.116 variant. | |
| 12775 | 31-17-366 | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay with 2 mouths. [drawing] | |
| 15529 | 31-17-358 | (none) | (none) | Clay jug. TO painted ware. Black on drab. The paint fugitive & much of the design gone. Type CCCLXXIV. 50. [drawing] | |
| 15592A | 31-17-354 | (none) | (none) | Kettle. Painted pottery. Restored. Buff ware. [No field card, appears in typed transcript only] | |
| 14421 | 31-17-338 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Type 2M63. Not in catalog. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 13759 | 31-16-90 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCC. =JN41 new. Not in catalog. | |
| 15142 | 31-16-89 | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Type CCCXXIX. Not in catalog. | |
| 13760A | 31-16-76 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCCIV. =RC89. =JN77. Not in catalog. [drawing] | |
 | 13563 | 31-16-543 | (none) | (none) | Ostrich shell. Decorated with triangular strips of inlay, reddish paint applied. Hopelessly smashed. |
| 14230 | 31-16-461 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Trough type with lug handles. Badly smashed. | |
| 14100 | 31-16-444 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Yellowish translucent clacite. Type IX. [drawing] | |
| 14235 | 31-16-432 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Surface in very poor condition. Type: same as U.13593. [Type] XXXIX. | |
| 14332 | 31-16-410 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XVIII. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 14467A | 31-16-393 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type LXXVIII. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 14481 | 31-16-392 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey marble(?) (translucent) Miniature. (rim all chipped away). Type RC.106 [drawing 1:1] | |
| 14402 | 31-16-391 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LII. [drawing] | |
| 14294 | 31-16-390 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XXXIX (variant slightly more bellied). Same as U.14016 | |
| 14263 | 31-16-389 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Most of the rim missing. Type: same as U.13593. [Type 34] | |
| 14309 | 31-16-388 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 13582 | 31-16-387 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] | |
| 14020 | 31-16-386 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type I. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 14092 | 31-16-384 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as 13593. [Type] XXXIX. | |
| 14209 | 31-16-383 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [Type] XXXIX. | |
| (none) | 31-16-226 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 31-16-225 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
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