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.
Objects: Jars Export: JSON - XML - CSV
| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18571 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey transluscent calcite. Rim much chipped. [Type] 57. [drawing] |
| 18572 | 33-35-111 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Grey transluscent calcite. Same type as U.18571, (JN.57) but without the slight plate base. Rim much chipped. JN.59. |
| 18573 | (none) | 1933,1013.154 | (none) | Stone vase. Transluscent grey calcite. [drawing] |
| 18605 | (none) | 1933,1013.246 | (none) | Clay vase, painted. Characteristic Jemdet Nast 3 color design. Type new JN.32. | |
| 18607 | 33-35-2 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase, painted. Red burnished ware (painted surface) with 4 legs on shoulder very badly crushed. Type JN.j.12. Not in catalog. ? Vol. IV |
| 18608 | 33-35-4 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase, painted. Light drab surface whereon a design in light red paint. Type JN.sj.5 Much broken. |
| 18626 | 33-35-5 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase, decorated. Drab clay. Round the shoulder, a band of incised charm pattern. Type JN.j.12. Not in catalog. | |
| 18672 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Transluscent white calcite. [Type] 59. [drawing] |
| 18713 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar painted. Fragments of a large jar painted black design on greenish-drab: type al Obaid type. |
| 18717 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White marble. [Type] 50. [drawing] |
| 18723 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Glazed pot. Blue glazed pottery, the color partly bleached, but on the whole well preserved. Type 758 =157P [drawing 2:5] |
| 18757 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pilgrim bottle of glazed earthenware; blue glaze mostly bleached white. [drawing] Type 762 = 221 P. |
| 18804 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase fragment. Incised with figures of a bird, etc. Photo_. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18912 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper vase. Part of rim and neck missing. Type _. |
| 18956 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 80. |
| 18957 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 80. |
| 18959 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Most of rim missing. Type 78, a roughly made and rather angular variant. |
| 18993 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Surface badly decayed and part of the rim missing. Type 5. |
| 19009 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 92 v. |
| 19010 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Situla type. |
| 19015 | 35-1-199 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. In poor condition. Type 5. | |
| 19049 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. The lower part of the surface decayed. Type 61a. |
| 19050 | 35-1-524 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Poor condition. Type 80. | |
| 19058 | (none) | 1997,0607.1 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 92. |
| 19059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 4. |
Share
Email | Edit | Build Search
Parent Terms
Vessels/Containers > Closed Forms > Jars