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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8709 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXVIII |
| 9220 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXXIV |
| 9218 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type XXXIX. |
| 10493 | (none) | 1928,1010.457 | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Complete [drawing] Type XXXIX |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 9007 | (none) | (none) | B17119 | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone Type LXIII |
| 10852 | (none) | 1928,1010.421 | (none) | Vase Greenish grey steatite [drawing] Type [struck out: "44 (new)"] to be drawn as 74 On the flat rim is incised a bulls leg |
| 10496 | (none) | 1928,1010.432 | (none) | Vase Grey & white marble Complete |
| 9539 | (none) | (none) | B17147 | Vase Oolite? Grey Probably cut down in antiquity from a tall spill vase. Surface badly chipped and pitted Type L1. | |
| 9148 | (none) | 1928,1009.509 | (none) | Vase White calcite Spill vase. Type LXXXVI. |
| 9311 | (none) | (none) | B17181 | Vase White Calcite Type III | |
| 9677 | (none) | (none) | B17113 | Vase White calcite Type LXIII |
| 10784 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase White calcite Type LXIII |
| 9113 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase White calcite Type LXXVI (New 86) |
| 10783 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase White calcite Type LXXVIII |
| 9790 | (none) | 1928,1010.464 | (none) | Vase White calcite Type [struck out: LVIVI] LXXIX =64 near |
| 10854 | (none) | (none) | B17104 | Vase White calcite [drawing] Type I Much of the rim missing | |
| 10919 | (none) | 1928,1010.456 | (none) | Vase White translucent calcite [drawing] Type 57 |
| 8770 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone type LXXVIII |
| 17083 | (none) | 1935,0113.396 | (none) | Vase baked clay. Greenish drab. Type 1)LXVII. =195P | |
| 15040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase fragment. Steatite? inscribed Ibur. HC.150. |
| 2715A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase fragments. Drab ware with snakes in relief: both have incised diamond pattern. Sketches. [drawing] |
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