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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6152 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XX =RC.226 |
| 6153 | (none) | (none) | B16577 | Clay vase. Drab. Type [CCXIV crossed out] 586. | |
| 616 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish-yellow clay, wheelmade. [below] Type XLVIII = P.97 |
| 6163 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Vase numbers not to be published. Larsa. Type CCXVII =L. |
| 6164 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Peg shaped ring base. Type CCXIX (not p) |
| 6169B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 617 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish-yellow clay. Wheelmade, with four wheel -turned lines (incised round the shoulder). [below] Photo 79. Type XII, but in the lower part more like TypeS XXXII and XLVIII. |
| 6171 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Baked clay vase. Vase Numbers Larsa? For further reference. Type CVII (variant) Variant of RC.55. L. |
| 6173 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type [CCXIV and =RC.56 have been crossed out] 587. =L. [The following appears on the back of the card Pottery catalog card utilised for Vol. VII but not to be printed.] |
| 6174 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type [CCXIV and =RC.56 have been crossed out] 587. =L |
| 6176 | (none) | (none) | B16590 | Clay vase. Drab. Type XVI. =RC.73. =L | |
| 6177 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type CCXXIII. =RC.99. =L. |
| 6179 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XVI. =RC.73. =L |
| 618 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish-drab clay and drab engobbage. Wheelmade. Top missing. [below] Type XLIV =RC.72, =L106b [circled] Not p |
| 6180 | (none) | 1935,0113.387 | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XVI. =RC.73. =L | |
| 6181 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XVI. =RC.73. =L |
| 6188 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type RC.73. =L |
| 619 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay, wheelmade, broken. [below] Type XLIX. =RC.72 [RC.72 crossed out and replaced with CXXIX] =L.109 |
| 6197 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. (Mouth broken). Type CCXIV variant (shorter neck). RC.97. =L. |
| 6198 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Neck broken. Round flate base. Traces of black paint round rim, at below neck and above . Type CCXXXI. =RC.69. =L. |
| 620 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay. wheelmade broken. [below] Type XLIX =RC.72 [RC.72 crossed out and replaced with CXXIX] =L.109. |
| 6204 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. L:ight drab. Type LXX. =RC.226. =L. |
| 6205 | (none) | (none) | B16586B | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX (variant) without ring base and egg shaped bottom. | |
| 6206 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. =RC.226. =L. |
| 6207 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. =RC.226. =L. |
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