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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7031 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LXX. =P.137. |
| 6408 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LX TEO =RC.108a. |
| 7040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type CCLXVIII. L.130. (not p) |
| 7016 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type CCLII. =P.122. |
| 694 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Creamy drab ware. Type LXXII =RC.170 call this a variant new type P.116 |
| 6888 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Carinated rim. Type [CCV crossed out] 277. =1L.7. |
| 2885 | 29-174-5 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware: round cheeks and broad mouth. Persian period. Type CLXI, =P.56 | |
| 2895 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware, with wide lip. Lip broken. Type CXXIV, =L.131. =P.85 |
| 2884A | 29-174-4 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware wide mouthed. Persian level. Type CLX, =P.55b | |
| 2836 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff, round-bottomed, with pronounced shoulders. Type CLI. =RC.41. not p. |
| 2838 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware: waisted vase. |
| 2837 | 29-174-9 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware with downturned lip. Type CLII. =RC. 135 =P.114 | |
| 2656 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff clay: fragmentary. Type CXXXIV=RC.13 (not p) |
| 6016 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Broken. Type XX variant. Not used. Vol.VII. |
| 6633 | (none) | (none) | B16582 | Clay vase. Broken. Light drab. Type CXCII. In album ? Neo-Babylonian. |
| 15198 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Blue-green glazed. Type:CCL. 103b P [P.103b?] |
| 7029 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Blue green. Burnished. 2 handles one on either side. Type CCLXVI. =P.228. |
| 19984 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Black-grey clay. Imitation of stone type. JN 26 (57) = JN 66 |
| 12607 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Baked. Light drab. Type 757 (not P) [drawing 2:5] |
| 12655 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Baked. Incised before firing. [drawing] |
| 12656 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Baked. Incised before firing thus [reference to drawing] on shoulders. Type TO LX. [drawing] |
| 6037 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Approximately identical with U.6035. Mouth chipped. Type CCXIV =RC.56 |
| 13 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Ampulla type. Fine red clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Type IV. |
| 6569 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. 7th Century BC. Type CCXLIX =P.57. in album ? Neo-Babylonian. |
| 13760A | 31-16-76 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Type CCCIV. =RC89. =JN77. Not in catalog. [drawing] |
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