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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8945 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Callcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8170 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Surface much decayed & rim chipped. Type XL. |
| 8239 | (none) | 1928,1009.420 | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. The sides vertically fluted. Type LXXII. Photo 841 |
| 11711 | (none) | 1929,1017.692 | (none) | Stone Vase. |
| 11786 | (none) | 1929,1017.683 | (none) | Stone Vase. |
| 11787 | 30-12-71 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. | |
| 11802 | 30-12-87 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. | |
| 11803 | 30-12-89 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. | |
| 15775 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Alabaster alabastron. 2 small lug handles. |
| 14058 | (none) | 1930,1213.269 | (none) | Stone vase. Dark green steatite. Cut down. Decorated with bands of rough half circles in relief. Type: see Field Note. ? (U.14059 painted on object) |
| 19085 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Fragment of bowl. Dark greenish steatite, the surface carved with a pattern, carved in relief, of two sorts, very fine work. [drawing of patterns] |
| 15611 | (none) | 1930,0012.13 | (none) | Stone vase. Fragment. In mottled dark grey & white marble fragment with part of flat base and side. [drawing] |
| 14481 | 31-16-392 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey marble(?) (translucent) Miniature. (rim all chipped away). Type RC.106 [drawing 1:1] | |
| 15112 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey semi-translucent calcite. Type XXI (RC19.b) JN35 |
| 19193 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Miniature. White limestone. Type 60b., variant. |
| 14028 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill type. Badly smashed. Type XLVII. |
| 14049 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Spill type. Type: see Field Note. [Type] LXXXVI. |
| 14230 | 31-16-461 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Trough type with lug handles. Badly smashed. | |
| 19283 | 35-1-175 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Type 26. |
| 19212 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Goblet on tall stem. [drawing] RC.110 |
| 19015 | 35-1-199 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. In poor condition. Type 5. | |
| 14263 | 31-16-389 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Most of the rim missing. Type: same as U.13593. [Type 34] | |
| 14024 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Part of rim missing. Type same as 13593. |
| 14224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Part of rim missing. Type: similar to U.14223. [Type] XXXIX. |
| 19069 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Probably cut down from a vase of Typw 86; the neck remade and 4 small holes pierced just below the new rim for affixing a lid. |
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