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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17001 | 31-43-590, 31-43-590 | (none) | (none) | Vase. Baked clay. Light drab. Neck inscribed. (NIG-GA makkur) ^dSin. Possibly a proper name but more probably means property of Sin, the pot being intended for the reception of offerings to that god. Also a neck a crescent and a gryphon. Inscription and design engraved after baking. Persian. | |
 | 17 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light red rather fine clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Upper part broken. Type XXX. |
| 1696 | (none) | 1924,0920.396 | (none) | Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription. |
| 1693 | (none) | (none) | B15785 | Jar. Red clay; wheelmade. B. Type CXIX. =RC.179 | |
| 1692 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Drab clay; wheelmade. Upper part broken away. B. Type XXIX, but more rounded outline. (not p) |
| 1691 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type XXXVI. =P.127 |
| 1690 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade, small; rim broken. B. Type XXXVII. =P.113 |
| 1689 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Red-drab clay; wheelmade, small. B. Type VII. =RC.120 (not p) |
| 1681 | (none) | 1924,0920.301 | (none) | Pot. Red-drab clay; wheelmade. Type LIII. =RC.40 =L (not p) | |
| 16786 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Baked clay. Glazed. Originally blue, bleached white. Type ?LXI = 102b P |
| 1676 | (none) | 1924,0920.295 | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade, ribbed shoulder. B. Type CXVIII =RC.198. (?L ) not p. | |
| 1673 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light drab clay: wheelmade. B. Type CXIV. =P.107 |
| 1671 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot. Red clay, drab surface; wheelmade, small. B. Type CXII. =RC.182. =P.90 |
| 16705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Type IDLXII. = 116P |
| 1668 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CVIII. =P.131 |
| 1667 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CVIII. =RC.55. =L (not p) |
| 1666 | (none) | 1924,0920.304 | (none) | Vase. Red clay; wheelmade. Elongated form with pointed bottom, rim broken B. Type CVI. =L.40b (not p) | |
| 1665 | (none) | 1924,0920.363 | (none) | Pot. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CV. [drawing] | |
| 16432 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Spill-vase, white calcite. Fragment. |
| 16389 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature Vase. Glazed baked clay. Originally blue? Bleached white. Type 760. P176. Catalog cards finished with and to be replaced in BM. [drawing 1:2] No Field Note |
| 16387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature Vase. Baked clay, Glazed. Originally blue(?), bleached white. [drawing] Type 574. new 181(P) [Type P181?] NAG/1 = P275; NHG41 = P281; AHG319 = P245; AHG304, 307, 321 No field note. Where is field note? |
| 16381 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature Bowl. Blue glazed. Type CCCLV. New 103aP [P103a?] |
| 16357 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Glazed blue. Type LXXXVIII variant. 182aP. [P182a?] |
| 16336 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature vase. White translucent calcite. [drawing] |
| 16330 | (none) | 1931,1010.213 | (none) | Miniature vase. Blue glass. With 2 handles. Part of one handle and bottom of vase missing. [drawing 1:1] |
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