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)
19178 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 89
19189 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 65.
19192 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 86.
19193 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. Miniature. White limestone. Type 60b., variant.
19204 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 89
19208 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 61b.
19212 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Goblet on tall stem. [drawing] RC.110
19222 35-1-596 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 64. (in fragments).
19228 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 61a.
19238 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type 54.
19244 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone, decayed. Type 60a. Fixed in the mouth of a copper bowl, type 3.
19263 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone. Type JN. 27.
19274 (none) 1935,0112.91 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type J.N. 26.
19275 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type J.N. 26.
19277 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone. Type J.N. 26.
19279 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type J.N. 26.
19283 35-1-175 (none) (none) Stone vase. Type 26.
19286 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type J.N. 26
19298 (none) 1935,0112.15 (none) Vase. Black clay finely burnished. Type JN 13. Imitation of stone type JN 26.
19306 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White limestone. Type JN 35
19310 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 26 miniature
19311 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 26 miniature.
19374 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 37 miniature.
19382 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 40
19384 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type JN 28

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted