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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13534 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXIII. [drawing] |
| 13536 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 13563 | 31-16-543 | (none) | (none) | Ostrich shell. Decorated with triangular strips of inlay, reddish paint applied. Hopelessly smashed. |
| 13582 | 31-16-387 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] | |
| 13593 | (none) | 1930,1213.246 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type, see Field note. [Type] XXXIX. |
| 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. | |
| 13710 | 31-17-402 | (none) | (none) | Libation vase drab clay. Type ?12CXLIV [unclear] Not published [ This contradicts publication info on same catalog card] | |
| 13732 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White limestone. [drawing 1:1] |
| 13736 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Type CCCII. Pl. 101. Not in catalog. |
| 13758 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Fragment. In greenish drab ware. Type CCCVII. (RC234) Not in catalog. [drawing] |
| 13759 | 31-16-90 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCC. =JN41 new. Not in catalog. | |
| 13760A | 31-16-76 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCCIV. =RC89. =JN77. Not in catalog. [drawing] | |
| 13799 | (none) | 1935,0113.377 | (none) | Spill vase. Alabaster (white calcite) much broken. [Type] XLVII. |
| 14016 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as 13593. [Type] XXXIX. |
| 14019 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type CVI. [drawing] |
| 14020 | 31-16-386 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type I. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 14024 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Part of rim missing. Type same as 13593. |
| 14028 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill type. Badly smashed. Type XLVII. |
| 14044 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type. See field note. [Type] LVII. |
| 14049 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill type. Type: see Field Note. [Type] LXXXVI. |
| 14058 | (none) | 1930,1213.269 | (none) | Stone vase. Dark green steatite. Cut down. Decorated with bands of rough half circles in relief. Type: see Field Note. ? (U.14059 painted on object) |
| 14072 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as 13536. [Type] XXXIX. |
| 14092 | 31-16-384 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as 13593. [Type] XXXIX. | |
| 14100 | 31-16-444 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Yellowish translucent clacite. Type IX. [drawing] | |
| (none) | (none) | 1930,1213.581 | (none) | (none) |
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