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)
14466B (none) 1930,1213.244 (none) Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type CVI. [drawing 2:5]
14463 (none) (none) (none) Model clay vase. Reddish drab clay. JN163. Not in catalog.
14460 (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Reddish drab clay. Roughly made. ? Type. See field note. 13L (RC126). Not in catalog.
14456 (none) 1930,1213.177 (none) Potsherds. Of Jemdat Nasr type with 3-color decoration all from one pot, but making up only a female fr. of it (see sketch in field notes). [Annotated] Card received from Mallowan, 1976
14445 (none) 1935,0113.392 (none) Clay pot. Miniature. Red clay. Roughly made. JN91. Not in catalog. [drawing]
14442A (none) (none) (none) Baked clay vase. Light drab. Type CCCLXXX. [annotation on card] This is type a U.34!. Sir Leonard Woolley thinks this old type no. may be duplicated, but there is no trace of another type drawing for CCCLXXX. Ignore pot.
14421A (none) (none) (none) Baked clay vase. Yellowish drab. Type CCLXXVI. =P4
14421 31-17-338 (none) (none) Clay vase. Miniature. Type 2M63. Not in catalog. [drawing 1:1]
14420A (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Broken. Type CCLXXVI.
14419A (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Type CCLXXVI.
14418A (none) (none) (none) Clay vase. Glazed. Originally blue? Type CCCLVIII
14402 31-16-391 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LII. [drawing]
14332 31-16-410 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type XVIII. [drawing 2:5]
14309 31-16-388 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5]
143 (none) (none) B15381 Clay vase. Elongated goblet form, of greenish drab paste, wheelmade and well turned one of a pair. Type XVI. =RC.73.=L.68
14294 31-16-390 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type XXXIX (variant slightly more bellied). Same as U.14016
14279 (none) 1930,1213.248 (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII. [drawing]
14263 31-16-389 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Most of the rim missing. Type: same as U.13593. [Type 34]
14235 31-16-432 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Surface in very poor condition. Type: same as U.13593. [Type] XXXIX.
14230 31-16-461 (none) (none) Stone vase. Trough type with lug handles. Badly smashed.
14224 (none) (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Part of rim missing. Type: similar to U.14223. [Type] XXXIX.
14223 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase. White calcite. Type: same as U.13593. [Type] 39.
14209 31-16-383 (none) (none) Stone Vase. White calcite. [Type] XXXIX.
14100 31-16-444 (none) (none) Stone vase. Yellowish translucent clacite. Type IX. [drawing]
14092 31-16-384 (none) (none) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as 13593. [Type] XXXIX.

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted