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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 856 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed jar. With 2 small loop handles of drab clay covered with a glaze once blue now yellowish white. Type LXVII, but the base is not so distinct. =217 [Probably, typology] |
| 8558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. |
| 855 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed jar. Coarsely made of drab clay and covered with a glaze now yellow. |
| 853 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot. Red clay, wheelmade. Type LXXVIII. =new P.165 |
| 8521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite rim chipped Type I |
| 8520 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXVI |
| 8517 | (none) | 1928,1009.506 | (none) | Stone vase White limestone Cracked and the surface all decayed. Type LXXXVIII |
| 8504 | (none) | 1928,1009.422 | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXI |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 8481 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper vase with handle at top fixed into a hole in the neck of the vase and swiveling in it Broken and misshapen. Corroded with copper bowl U.8482 Metal vase type __ |
| 848 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Blue glaze bottle. Glaze partly faded. Two small loop handles. Type LXXXV = P.211 |
| 8447 | (none) | (none) | B17118 | Stone vase Calcite White Stone type LVI |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8399 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone vase. Pot of white calcite. The rim badly chipped. Type LXXXVII. |
| 8387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII |
| 8380 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91. |
| 8371 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. On one side the surface is badly perished. Type LVII. |
| 8351 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Spill vase. The surface much decayed. Type III. |
| 8331 | (none) | 1928,1009.508 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXI stone. Photo 840 |
| 8300 | (none) | (none) | B17121 | Vase. Calcite. White. Veined. Stone type LXXVIII. |
| 829 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. of drab-clay, wheelmade. Type CI. Found with stone vases, etc. [drawing] |
| 8265 | (none) | 1928,1009.498 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Semi-translucent. Part of rim missing. Stone type LXXVI. |
| 8244 | (none) | 1928,1009.526 | (none) | Inscribed Ostrich Egg. Ostrich Egg all broken, it had been excavated with mother of pearl, lapis, and lumanae or red-paste for order etc. see field notes. |
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