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)
(none) 31-16-220 (none) (none) (none)
(none) 31-16-213 (none) (none) unknown
(none) 31-16-211 (none) (none) unknown
3121D (none) (none) (none) [A-G] Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type.
3121E (none) (none) (none) [A-G] Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type.
3121F (none) (none) (none) [A-G] Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type.
3121G (none) (none) (none) [A-G] Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type.
10824J (none) 1928,1010.460 (none) Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.]
10824K (none) 1928,1010.462 (none) Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.]
(none) (none) (none) (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.787 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0112.17 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.699 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1933,1013.251 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0113.680 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0113.611 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0113.707 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0113.679 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1935,0113.625 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1927,0527.304 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.577 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.620 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.818 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.461 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1010.855 (none) (none)

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted