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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2782 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware: graceful shape with knob full. Lip broken. Type CXLV. Uncertain; if type is certain do not include in Larsa series probably = CXLII L.107 see typed. |
| 2785 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Drab ware with narrow neck and traces of smoke. Lip missing: round bottom. Type CXLVIII =RC.50 (not p) |
| 2788 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Miniature clay vase. Hand-made of drab clay: very rough. Type as U.1419. Sketch pattern, giving height and diameters to scale 1:1. cf. RC.230. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2798 | 29-174-11 | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Red ware with pronounced shoulders and rounded base. Type CXLIX =RC.48 (not p) | |
| 2799 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Red and yellow ware: tabby bowl shape with rounded base. Typ CL =RC.80 (not p) |
| 2800 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Red and yellow : tabby bowl shape with rounded bottom. Type CL =RC.80 (not p) |
| 2835 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay miniature, handmade slightly broken at lip. Sketch pattern 1:1. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2836 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff, round-bottomed, with pronounced shoulders. Type CLI. =RC.41. not p. |
| 2837 | 29-174-9 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware with downturned lip. Type CLII. =RC. 135 =P.114 | |
| 2838 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware: waisted vase. |
| 2840A | 29-174-13 | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21) | |
| 2840B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21) |
| 2841 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware with gently wrinkled sides. Type CLV. =RC.14b (not p) W |
| 2842 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Red ware: lip broken. Type CLVI. =RC.110 (not p) |
| 2843 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab ware, broad-bellied and round bottomed. Type CL. =RC.80 |
| 2844A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery bowl. String buff color: broken through at base. Type CXXI =RC.3, =L, =P29 |
| 2844B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 2845A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery jars. Large of buff ware. Round bottomed. B. slightly different and lip broken. Type CLVII, =RC.220, [the following would seem to apply to (B) only) (not p) |
| 2845B | 29-174-24 | (none) | (none) | Pottery jars. Large of buff ware. Round bottomed. B. slightly different and lip broken. Type CLVII, =RC.220, [the following would seem to apply to (B) only) (not p) | |
| 2846A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish buffware, pot type with incised mark on shoulders. Type CLVIII =P.55a |
| 2846B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish buffware, pot type with incised mark on shoulders. Type CLVIII =P.55a |
| 2884A | 29-174-4 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware wide mouthed. Persian level. Type CLX, =P.55b | |
| 2884B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 2885 | 29-174-5 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware: round cheeks and broad mouth. Persian period. Type CLXI, =P.56 | |
| 2887 | 29-174-16 | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Drab ware with pointed base and ribbed rim. Lip broken. Type CXLIII. |
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