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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12160 | 30-12-73 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Unevenly made. Type [crossed out CXXIX] [drawing] | |
 | 12140 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Calcite. White. Type LVII [drawing] |
| 12132 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Calcite. Semi-translucent. Type CIV LXXVI [Crossed out] [drawing 1:5] |
| 12113 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. spill type. Badly broken. Type LXXXVI. |
| 12027 | 30-12-95 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing] | |
| 12024 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 12007 | (none) | 1929,1017.687 | (none) | Stone Vase. Whitish grey limestone. Type CXXVII. [drawing] |
| 11972 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite (rim decayed & chipped). Type LVI [Crossed out] 87 new. [drawing] |
| 11950 | 30-12-430 | (none) | (none) | Copper Vase. The body slightly godrooned.[drawing] [Annotated] XLVIII | |
| 11942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. "Spill vase" [Drawing] Type CII |
| 11933 | 30-12-83 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [Drawing] Type CXXVII | |
| 11927 | (none) | 1929,1017.682 | (none) | Stone White calcite. Spouted pot [Drawing] [Annotated] Type CXXV | |
| 11921 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Jug. of the normal libation type with very long spout. [Drawing] Type XXIX |
| 11901 | (none) | 1929,1017.689 | (none) | Stone Vase. Limestone, white. [Drawing] |
| 11898 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White limestone. [Drawing] Much warped; The rim diam. is 011 one way and only 009 the other. Type 78 |
| 11860 | (none) | 1929,1017.675 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. spill vase probably the original rim was broken: the upper part has been trimmed down & a copper rim added. |
| 11859 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11858 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Grey-white limestone. |
| 11857 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. Grey stone. |
| 11850 | 30-12-69 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. | |
| 11834 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. Broken (Same type as U.11816) |
| 11820 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite, poor condition. |
| 11816 | (none) | 1929,1017.681 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11814 | 30-12-72 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [drawing] |
| 11813 | (none) | (none) | B8482 | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
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