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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11972 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite (rim decayed & chipped). Type LVI [Crossed out] 87 new. [drawing] |
| 11705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite pot. Cracked and badly distorted; apparently oval. Very minute but well marked base ring. |
| 11785 | 30-12-698 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite Spill vase. | |
| 11820 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite, poor condition. |
| 11731 | (none) | 1929,1017.688 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. | |
| 11732 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11752 | (none) | 1929,1017.690 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11760 | 30-12-68 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. | |
| 11761 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11762 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11784 | (none) | 1929,1017.691 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11796 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. |
| 11813 | (none) | (none) | B8482 | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11816 | (none) | 1929,1017.681 | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 11850 | 30-12-69 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. | |
| 11859 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. |
| 19192 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 86. |
| 14309 | 31-16-388 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 12226 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. Type LXIII. [drawing] |
| 11814 | 30-12-72 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [drawing] |
| 12249 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [Type] CVI [drawing]. |
| 11942 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. "Spill vase" [Drawing] Type CII |
| 11834 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. Broken (Same type as U.11816) |
| 12238 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. Broken, part of rim missing. Type, same as U.12226 [Type] LXIII. |
| 11791 | 30-12-82 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. damaged. |
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