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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14456 | (none) | 1930,1213.177 | (none) | Potsherds. Of Jemdat Nasr type with 3-color decoration all from one pot, but making up only a female fr. of it (see sketch in field notes). [Annotated] Card received from Mallowan, 1976 | |
 | 14460 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Reddish drab clay. Roughly made. ? Type. See field note. 13L (RC126). Not in catalog. |
| 14463 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Model clay vase. Reddish drab clay. JN163. Not in catalog. |
| 14466B | (none) | 1930,1213.244 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type CVI. [drawing 2:5] |
| 14468A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Spill type. Type LXXXVI. [drawing 2:5] |
| 14469A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ostrich shell. Badly smashed. One end decorated with mother of pearl rectangular strips and shell inlay in form of small triangles set on bitumen. |
| 14473B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot Sherds, Various, colored, all collected from stratum between 750 and 850, mostly about 820. |
| 14485 | (none) | 1930,1213.181 | (none) | Pottery fragment. Part of the shoulder & rim of a small vase of light red clay. On the shoulder decoration in red paint thus: Shape more or less thus: [Type newar 51(JN). [drawing] | |
| 14491 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay. Type RC83C. [drawing] Not in catalog. |
| 14918 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Spouted [spouted is struck through] (broken & removed in paper). JN.90 new |
| 14958 | (none) | 1930,1213.332 | (none) | Fragment of zoomorphic clay vase. Light red clay. Only the back preserved, which should be restored as above. [drawing] | |
| 14964 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab ware. Type CCCXXXI. Not in catalog. JN70 new. |
| 14971 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Type RC110 (new) |
| 15040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase fragment. Steatite? inscribed Ibur. HC.150. |
| 15107 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Type see Field note. Not in catalog. |
| 15112 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey semi-translucent calcite. Type XXI (RC19.b) JN35 |
| 15143 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Type: CCCXXVIII. New JN49. Not in catalog. |
| 15155 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. With one lug handle. Line of incised wedges round upper portion of shoulder. TO Type: XXVII Not in catalog. |
| 15158 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Broken but complete. Type: CCCXXXVI. Not in catalog. |
| 15161 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Smashed but complete? Not in catalog. |
| 15162 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Type: CCCXLII. Not in catalog. |
| 15166 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Light drab. Broken but complete. Type: CCCXL. Not in catalog. |
| 15168 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. White with a red flair. Roughly burnished. Type : CCCXXXIX. Not in catalog. |
| 15170 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish drab. Type: CCCXLIV. [drawing 2:5] |
| 15173 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Blue glazed. Pomegranate(?) shaped. Box-like body, umbilical bottom. =new type (P)175 |
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