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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7533B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 clay miniature vases. Light drab. Type CCLXXXIV =L. Larsa Period |
| 7533C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 clay miniature vases. Light drab. Type CCLXXXIV.=L Larsa Period |
| 7535 | 30-12-194 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXXV =L | |
| 7536 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish drab. [drawing] Type CCLXXXVI. =L Type K67Sole example of this type. It is in the Larsa series, should it remain here? Field note attached, it has not been utilised in grave or pot type analysis. See your remark ? Date |
| 7559 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Originally blue, bleached. Type LXXXVIII =P182A Persian |
| 7577 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed, blue. Bleached white. Perforated on either side immediately below rim. Type CCXCIII |
| 758 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Glazed red. wheelmade. Type LXXI =P.140 found with U.757 |
| 7585 | (none) | (none) | B17268 | Clay vase. Glazed. Blue glaze mostly flaked off. Type CCXLI variant =P.125. Neo-Babylonian. | |
| 759 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay. Pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LVIII =RC.165 =P.199. |
| 761 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Brownish - drab clay. Wheelmade, broken. Type L, but with a rim instead of an unbroken contour. Type 761 =P.78 [drawing] |
| 7613 | 30-12-175 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCCIII = JN. 162 | |
| 762 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Drab clay, wheelmade. Type LXIII. =P.73 |
| 763 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Greenish drab clay. Wheelmade. Type III but the rim is flat on top. Not P. [drawing] |
| 7635 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type XXXIX = RC.89. |
| 7638 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Type LII stone |
| 7639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Yellowish grey background to body. Blue neck. Black spots on shoulder, black vertical lines going down belly to base. 2 concentric black circles on base. |
| 7645 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White. Blackened by fire. Type III. |
| 7646 | (none) | 1928,1009.511 | (none) | Stone vase. Limestone. White. Slightly indented rim. Blackened by fire. Type LXIII stone. |
| 7649 | (none) | 1928,1009.500 | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. Yellowish and veined. Type XXXIX. |
| 765 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXXV =new (P) 128 |
| 7652 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Dark green. Basic diorite. Blackened by fire. Type LV stone |
| 7654 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Calcite. White, yellowish veins. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Part of rim missing. Type LVI. |
| 766 | (none) | 1923,1110.78 | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LXVIII. Not P. | |
| 7667 | 30-12-163 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. In form of a nut? with flattened body. Dark greenish drab. Chipped on one side. [drawing 3:4 approx.] Type _ | |
| 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 |
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