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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7140 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Terracotta plaque. Fragment. Warriors on either side of doorway of shrine. Lances standing upright from the ground: above crescent moon, geese and fish. [drawing 1:1] |
| 19640A | (none) | 1935,0112.99 | (none) | Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28 |
| 19640B | 35-1-184 | (none) | (none) | Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28 | |
| 19640C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vases. 'alabaster'. JN 28 |
| 19925 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Whtie calcite. JN 26 | |
| 12007 | (none) | 1929,1017.687 | (none) | Stone Vase. Whitish grey limestone. Type CXXVII. [drawing] |
| 18717 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White marble. [Type] 50. [drawing] |
| 11898 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White limestone. [Drawing] Much warped; The rim diam. is 011 one way and only 009 the other. Type 78 |
| 19306 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Type JN 35 |
| 19515 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Type 61A(?) |
| 11567 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. Surface rather decayed. Type LVI. [drawing] |
| 19675 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. JN 26 |
| 8175 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone. In the mouth is fixed a copper bowl diam 0075, ht 0055, broken. Type LVI. |
| 19618 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone [crossed out] calcite. Type JN 51 |
| 11469 | 30-12-98 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White limestone (irregular in shape) cracked but complete. Type LII. [drawing] | |
| 19687 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. [T for a drawing?] |
| 11510 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. [drawing] |
| 11933 | 30-12-83 | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase. White calcite. [Drawing] Type CXXVII | |
| 11587 | 30-12-84 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. [drawing] | |
| 8623 | (none) | 1928,1009.499 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type XL. |
| 14279 | (none) | 1930,1213.248 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII. [drawing] |
| 11497 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 11548 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. [drawing] |
| 8558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. |
| 8221 | (none) | (none) | B17124 | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXIV. |
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