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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1143 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light brown clay: wheelmade. Broken at neck. Type 596 =P.159a [drawing 2:5] |
| 1163 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar-handle. (Broken off) Drab clay. In form of nude female figure. It has 13 circles arranged on back. P. [drawing not to scale] |
| 1167 | (none) | 1924,0920.397 | (none) | Fragment from near the rim of an alabaster vase. |
| 1455 | (none) | 1924,0920.395 | (none) | Fragment from the rim of a mottled black and white stone vase, with the remains of an inscription of Ennapadda, priest of Nnar, and son of Ur-Nammu, King of Ur. Cf. U.18224. Cf. Ur Texts No. 25 |
| 1488 | (none) | 1924,0920.143 | (none) | Clay vase. Red clay, drab surface; handmade. (small). With small jug handles (1 broken off?). Not p. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1512 | (none) | 1924,0920.140 | (none) | Juglet. Brown clay; handmade. With incised herring-bone pattern below neck. [drawing 1:1] |
| 1521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment from lip of small alabaster vase with trace of archaic inscription. |
| 1542 | (none) | 1924,0920.131 | (none) | Pot. Red drab clay; handmade. With double neck, and suspension hole, between the 2 openings. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 1620 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Reddish clay, drab surface; wheelmadel with single handle. Broken off at neck. |
| 1665 | (none) | 1924,0920.363 | (none) | Pot. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CV. [drawing] | |
| 1666 | (none) | 1924,0920.304 | (none) | Vase. Red clay; wheelmade. Elongated form with pointed bottom, rim broken B. Type CVI. =L.40b (not p) | |
| 1667 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CVIII. =RC.55. =L (not p) |
| 1668 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type CVIII. =P.131 |
| 1671 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pot. Red clay, drab surface; wheelmade, small. B. Type CXII. =RC.182. =P.90 |
| 1673 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light drab clay: wheelmade. B. Type CXIV. =P.107 |
| 1676 | (none) | 1924,0920.295 | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade, ribbed shoulder. B. Type CXVIII =RC.198. (?L ) not p. | |
| 1681 | (none) | 1924,0920.301 | (none) | Pot. Red-drab clay; wheelmade. Type LIII. =RC.40 =L (not p) | |
| 1689 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Red-drab clay; wheelmade, small. B. Type VII. =RC.120 (not p) |
| 1690 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Drab clay; wheelmade, small; rim broken. B. Type XXXVII. =P.113 |
| 1691 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Light drab clay; wheelmade. B. Type XXXVI. =P.127 |
| 1692 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Drab clay; wheelmade. Upper part broken away. B. Type XXIX, but more rounded outline. (not p) |
| 1696 | (none) | 1924,0920.396 | (none) | Alabaster vase. Fragment. With remains of archaic inscription. |
| 1719 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Jar. Brown clay; wheelmade. Type CXIX. |
| 1749 | (none) | 1924,0920.138 | (none) | Miniature vase. Handmade. Light reddish clay. Cf. RC.188 and 231 | |
| 2524 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Light red clay = Wheel made. Fragment. The outer face decorated, after turning, with a heavy fluting in imitation of metal. Only part of body services and shape is conjectural. [drawing 1:2] |
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