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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10490 | (none) | (none) | B17105 | Stone Vase Calcite Yellowish Translucent veined yellowish calcite Type LXXVI [drawing] 1:5 | |
 | 10526 | (none) | (none) | B17154 | Stone Vase soapstone? Dark grey Part of rim missing [drawing] type CXII |
| 10768 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase Spill vase type Calcite White |
| 10502 | (none) | (none) | B17103 | Stone Vase Spouted White Transparent Part of rim missing [drawing] Type CVII | |
| 10520 | (none) | 1928,1010.425 | (none) | Stone Vase Steatite Greenish grey very fine quality stone Badly broken Type LXII |
| 10509 | (none) | (none) | 17307 | Stone Vase Steatite Grey Badly broken: Mended & complete [drawing] 2:5 Type CVIII |
| 10492 | (none) | (none) | B17108 | Stone Vase Translucent yellow and white calcite. Type CIV. [drawing] | |
| 10882 | (none) | (none) | B17111 | Stone vase White calcite (Intact) [drawing] 106 Variant New Type 76 | |
| 10883 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite (Intact) [drawing] [Type] 38 |
| 10075 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite (Top all broken) [drawing] Type 91 (new) |
| 10064 | (none) | 1928,1010.468 | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite good pinkish stone one side of body and rim badly decayed [drawing] Type 91 |
| 10071 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite In very bad condition: top gone, sides all decayed [drawing] Type 85(new) |
| 10072 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite In very bad condition; top missing; the surface much decayed Pair to U 10071 Type__ |
| 10923 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White Calcite one half of the surface very badly decayed [drawing] Type 39 |
| 10885 | (none) | (none) | B17106 | Stone Vase White calcite Part of the surface very badly decayed= parts of rim missing [drawing] [Type] I |
| 9318 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Piece missing from rim TYPE LXI |
| 8521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite rim chipped Type I |
| 10076 | (none) | 1928,1010.475 | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Surface poor [drawing] Type 4 (new) |
| 10077 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Upper part much decayed and half of it gone to powder, Companion piece to U.10076 Type__ |
| 10922 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase [drawing] TYPE 5 |
| 10491 | (none) | 1928,1010.469 | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Surface in poor condition. Complete. Same type as U.10490 Type LXXVI |
| 10073 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Surface much decayed [drawing] Type [erased: "79"] |
| 10884 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite The surface poor, & part of the rim missing [Drawing] 1:1 [Type] I |
| 10074 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Top all broken [drawing] Type 85(new) |
| 8654 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXIII |
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