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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9539 | (none) | (none) | B17147 | Vase Oolite? Grey Probably cut down in antiquity from a tall spill vase. Surface badly chipped and pitted Type L1. | |
 | 10496 | (none) | 1928,1010.432 | (none) | Vase Grey & white marble Complete |
| 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 |
| 9007 | (none) | (none) | B17119 | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone Type LXIII |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 10493 | (none) | 1928,1010.457 | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Complete [drawing] Type XXXIX |
| 9218 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type XXXIX. |
| 9220 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXXIV |
| 8709 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 2844B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 2884B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 6169B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 6790B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17546 | Unknown | |
| (none) | 31-16-210 | (none) | (none) | unknown | |
| (none) | 31-16-213 | (none) | (none) | unknown | |
| (none) | 31-16-211 | (none) | (none) | unknown | |
| 10816D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group. (A) Beads from neck: gold double conoids, carnelian rings, lapis double conoids forming top string. Middle string: lapis double conoids. Bottom string: silver double conoids. (B) Fragments of decayed silver earrings. (C) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. (D) decayed miniature clay vase, pinkish drab friable surface. (E) [E and G] Pair of cockle shells, blue and greenish paint mixed. (F) Five or six shell rings. |
| 10824I | 87-28-22 | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] | |
| 10824J | (none) | 1928,1010.460 | (none) | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] |
| 10824K | (none) | 1928,1010.462 | (none) | Tomb Group A. A large number of gold and lapis double conoids; order not ascertained owing to extreme confusion in soil. B. Silver pin with lapis ball head. Type V. C. [C and G] Two copper pins with lapis ball heads. Second broken and decayed. Type V. D. Gold finger ring, plain gold wire on top and bottom, seven spiral gold wires between. E. [E and H] Two silver earrings; 2 1/2 coils each. F. Cockle shells containing brown, blue, and green paint. [I-K Ceramic Vessels not recorded on card, but recorded in UE II L Silver Armlet not recorded on card or in volume, but BM has recorded this object as belonging to this group.] |
| 17837 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Toilet vase. White calcite. Two small jars joined together each contains yellow pigment. [drawing] |
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