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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8122 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Blackened by fire. Part of rim missing. Type I. stone. |
| 8950 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Green steatite. (Broken) The surface is covered with a decoration like plano-convex birds upside down. Type VI. [drawing] |
| 8951 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Green steatite. (Broken) The whole outer surface is covered with a decoration in bands of alternating zigzags and bead-like dots in relief. Type C. [drawing] |
| 8399 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone vase. Pot of white calcite. The rim badly chipped. Type LXXXVII. |
| 8936 | (none) | (none) | B17107 | Stone vase. Whire Calcite. (broken) Type LXIII. Broken. | |
| 8939 | (none) | 1928,1009.502 | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite Type XXXIX. |
| 8937 | (none) | (none) | B17110 | Stone vase. White Calcite. (Rim broken). Type LXIII |
| 8932 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII |
| 8938 | (none) | (none) | B17114 | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8942 | (none) | 1928,1009.495 | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8943 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8944 | (none) | (none) | B17115 | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8946 | (none) | 1928,1009.496 | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8949 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXXXVI |
| 8947 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type XXXVII. |
| 8948 | (none) | 1928,1009.505 | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type XXXVII. |
| 8371 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. On one side the surface is badly perished. Type LVII. |
| 8998 | (none) | 1928,1009.497 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. rim chipped. Type LXIII. |
| 8351 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Spill vase. The surface much decayed. Type III. |
| 8187 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. The surface a good deal decayed and part of the rim gone. Type LVII |
| 8380 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91. |
| 8064 | (none) | (none) | B17123 | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. |
| 8215 | (none) | 1928,1009.503 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. |
| 8387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII |
| 8331 | (none) | 1928,1009.508 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI stone. Photo 840 |
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