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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6674 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type K.37 [last type is a later note] Type CLXXXIX =L.86 (not p) |
| 6682 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CLXXI (alter against type number from U.7047) (not p) |
| 669 | (none) | 1923,1110.68 | (none) | Clay jar. Drab clay, wheelmade. [below] Type LVII. [circled] Not p. | |
| 6695 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVII. In album. ? Neo-Babylonian? =P.71 |
| 670 | (none) | 1923,1110.87 | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay with blue glaze. 3 rather faint wheel-turned lines round the middle of the pot. Two bored stump-handles. [below] Type LXVII. = [crossed out] RC.236. Photo 79 = P.217 | |
| 6745A | (none) | (none) | B16234 | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745B | (none) | 1927,0527.261 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745C | (none) | (none) | B16234 | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745D | (none) | (none) | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] |
| 6745E | (none) | 1927,0527.262 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745F | (none) | 1927,0527.259 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745G | (none) | 1927,0527.260 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6745H | (none) | 1927,0527.263 | (none) | 8 fragments of broken clay jar necks. With short inscription giving the capacity in qa (pint) measures 172/172/77/192/189 qa etc. outside decorated with 5 grooves. [drawing] | |
| 6766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Copper. Fragmentary. |
| 677 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Top broken. Type LXV =RC.67 =P.201 |
| 6776B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Alabaster. White. Inscribed. En-an-ni-pad-da, priest of Nannar son of Ur Bau, patesi of Lagash. Type II. (JN 19 near) Enter in Larsa catalog [last word may be incorrect] B. |
| 6790B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 6803 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXLVIII in album Neo-Babylonian. =P.64. |
| 6804 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CXXIV. P.76a |
| 6808 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LXXI. =P.140. Neo-Babylonian |
| 6811 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type LX. In album; ? Persian; =P.184. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 6813 | (none) | (none) | B16605 | Clay vase. Miniature. Peg bottom. Larsa. | |
| 6816 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab. Type XLI slight variant. (with narrow rim) (Type XLI = RC.30) =P.17 |
| 6817 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. White. Type. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 6818 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CXLIX. =RC.48 (not p) |
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