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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6868 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase fragment. Decorated. Above clay frog?? In high relief below incised, wavy line running round vase. Probably a portion of a large bird. |
| 621 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase - top of. Greenish clay. wheelmade. [below] Type XLIX. Very wide example. [circled] Not p. |
| 183 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase (broken). Greenish ware. Type XXIX. cf. RC.74 [drawing 1:2] |
| 7942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Reddish haematite wash over body Type CCCIX. |
| 7949 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Light drab T.O. Type XLV |
| 7941 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase Dark drab T.O. type XLVI |
| 10379 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Vase Baked light drab String preserved round neck 3 rounds tying a leather cover to top of vase Small portion of leather preserved Type: See Field Note Drawing |
| 636 | (none) | 1923,1110.77 | (none) | Clay tumbler. Red clay with drab engobbage. Wheel made. [below] Type LIV. =L | |
| 86 | (none) | (none) | B15390 | Clay pot. With wheel-turned grooves on shoulder. Much of rim missing. Type XXXVI. [Annotated] Phil | |
| 623 | (none) | 1923,1110.76 | (none) | Clay pot. Red clay with drab engobbage. Wheelmade. Broken. [below] Type XXIX. Not p. |
| 2538 | 29-174-12 | (none) | (none) | Clay Pot. Pinkish drab ware. Found with U.2558 A+B. Type CXX. =P.121. Type drawing in album. | |
| 829 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. of drab-clay, wheelmade. Type CI. Found with stone vases, etc. [drawing] |
| 2723 | (none) | 1927,1003.119 | (none) | Clay pot. Miniature, of wheel-made buff ware. Lip broken. Type CXXXV = RC.131 =P108b | |
| 3128 | (none) | 1927,1003.138 | (none) | Clay pot. Head made of drab ware with scalloped shoulders. Sketch pattern 1:2. Type as U.1036. [drawing 1:2] | |
| 902 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Greenish, drab clay, wheelmade. Type XII =P205. |
| 763 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Greenish drab clay. Wheelmade. Type III but the rim is flat on top. Not P. [drawing] |
| 895 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Green clay, wheelmade, broken. Roughly wheelmarked over the top half of the pot. Type XLVIII but the rim is not flat but curves outwards. =P97 [drawing] |
| 784 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Fine drab clay. Wheelmade. Bottom and part of rim broken. Type LXXXVI =P.167 |
| 6098A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab. Round flat base. Type CCXVI =P146 |
| 6116 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab. 2 grooves running round below neck shouldered. Ring base. Incised lines running round bottom half of pot and neck. Type XII. Nearest approximate. |
| 765 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXXV =new (P) 128 |
| 766 | (none) | 1923,1110.78 | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXVIII. Not P. | |
| 768 | (none) | (none) | B15388 | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXIX, as far as the upper part goes, but it narrows down to the base more rapidly. =P.181 | |
| 769 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXIX =P.88 |
| 894 | (none) | (none) | B15380 | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LVII, but squatter. Not p. |
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