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)
287 (none) (none) B14946, B14946 Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed with a dedication to Nin-arag-nun-na (probably Ningal). Placed in IN/No 1.
256 (none) (none) B14947, B14947 Stone fragment of vase. Inscribed with a dedication by a priest of Nannar. Copied. Placed in IN/No. 1.
282 (none) (none) B14951 Fragment of stone vase. On side, decoration of concentric circles. On base, inscription, "(Na)ram-S(in)"
283 (none) (none) B14952, B14952 Fragment of stone vase. One side, decoration of concentric circles. On base ends of lines of a column of inscription.
449A (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449B (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449C (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449D (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449E (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
449F (none) (none) B14963 [A-F] Marble vase. In coarse white marble. Five [Crossed out] Six [Written above] fragments of, showing remains of a frieze of waterpots with water pouring out symmetrically from them. Drawing photo 65.
211 (none) (none) B14967 Stone vase. Fr. of. Fine-grained black stone. On the outside, carved in low relief an animal strongly resembling a pig, but with a bushy tail stands on its hind legs (L), one front paw resting on a conventional mountain. The work is rather crude but vigorous. The vase is of unusual form for a stone vase, section more or less, thus [referencing drawing], the foot being made in a separate piece. [drawing]
239 (none) (none) B14968, B14968 Steatite vase. Fr of On the outside, a bull carved with the body in low relief, the head projecting in the round: behind, hind quarters of a second bull (there were presumably 4 on this vase). The body of the bull and the field of the vase are decorated with bone inlay, trefoils and dots, the moon, the sun and geometrical figures. Very fine work indeed. Underneath, on the base, remains of one side of a column of inscription.
8399 (none) (none) B14980 Stone vase. Pot of white calcite. The rim badly chipped. Type LXXXVII.
859 (none) (none) B14983 Alabaster pot. A plain cylinder with very slight ridge round base and rim. Restored from fragments, rim chipped and part of one side missing.
860 (none) (none) B14984 Alabaster pot. Cylindrical, carinated sides, flat everted rim. Restored from fragments and about half missing.
887 (none) (none) B14985 Alabaster Vase fragments of, fitted together (plain) giving complete section.
699 (none) (none) B15233 Pot. Covered with greenish white glaze (broken and mended, bits missing) Type 653 =P.93 [drawing 1:1]
413 (none) (none) B15235 Clay vase. Roughly wheelmade of plain drab clay. Type XVI. Miniature. RC.73=L(?)68a [drawing 1:1]
106 (none) (none) B15379 Clay vase. of red clay. Wheelmade, with hematitic engobbage. Fine ware. Rim partly missing. Type X. [Annotated] Phil
894 (none) (none) B15380 Clay pot. Drab clay. Wheelmade. Type LVII, but squatter. Not p.
143 (none) (none) B15381 Clay vase. Elongated goblet form, of greenish drab paste, wheelmade and well turned one of a pair. Type XVI. =RC.73.=L.68
148 (none) (none) B15382 Clay jar. of Yellowish clay, wheelmade, the surface covered with matte haematitic wash. Type XX.
793 (none) (none) B15387 Clay pot of creamy white ware, finely finished. Flat base. Type LXXXIII =P.135 [drawing]
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
662 (none) (none) B15389 Pot of green ware, complete. On body, mark incised [reference drawing] after baking. [below] Photo. 77.Type LXX = [crossed out] new P. 137. P.91a. [drawing]

Related Terms

Bottles - Pots - Spouted