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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6209 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. =RC.226. =L. |
| 621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase - top of. Greenish clay. wheelmade. [below] Type XLIX. Very wide example. [circled] Not p. |
| 6210 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Ring base and bottom. Type CCXXX. =RC.226. =L. |
| 6211 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX. =RC.226. =L. |
| 6212 | (none) | (none) | B16648 | Clay vase. Light drab. Mouth partly broken. Type [LXXV crossed out] =286 variant. =L. | |
| 6214 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Foot leg broken off. Type XVI. =RC.73. =L. |
| 6215 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Broken. Type XVI. Smaller than usual size of vase of this style.. =RC.73. =L. |
| 6216 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XVI (small size) RC.73. =L. |
| 6217 | 87-28-12 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CLXXII crossed off] 656. =L. | |
| 6218 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CLXXII crossed off] 656. =L. |
| 622 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish clay. Wheelmade. Base missing. [below] Type XLIX. [circled] Not p. |
| 6220 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Mouth broken. Type [CLXXII crossed out]. =L. |
| 6221 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type [CLXXII crossed out]. =L. |
| 6223 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type CCXIV. =RC.56. =L. |
| 6225 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type XX variant. =RC.226 variant(?), =L |
| 6226 | (none) | (none) | B16592 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXV. =L72.C. | |
| 6227 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jug. Drab. Type LXIX variant. |
| 6229 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Broken. Type CLXXII. =L. |
| 623 | (none) | 1923,1110.76 | (none) | Clay pot. Red clay with drab engobbage. Wheelmade. Broken. [below] Type XXIX. Not p. |
| 6238 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Regular shaped base. Light drab. Top of neck broken. Type CCXIX or CLXIX (not p) |
| 6240 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Long stem. Type CCXII. =RC.15. =L. |
| 6241 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Long stem. Type CCXXV. =RC.16. |
| 6243 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type CCXIV. =RC.56. =L. |
| 6244 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Heavy double ring below neck. Ring base. Type CCXLII. =L. |
| 6245 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XX =RC.226 =L |
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