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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2913 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery jar. Reddish ware of [Greek characters] type: lip broken. Type CLXXIII in album, =P.132. |
| 2924A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Pinkish drab ware, with raised base. (B) Buff, lacking neck and lip. Type CLXXVIII =RC.53 (not p) |
| 2924B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Pinkish drab ware, with raised base. (B) Buff, lacking neck and lip. Type CLXXVIII =RC.53 (not p) |
| 2925 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buffware with wheel-marks on shoulder. Type CLXXIX. (not p) |
| 2927 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Reddish ware: lip broken off. Type CLXXX. (not p) |
| 2928 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Plain buff ware: lip missing. Type VII. =RC.120 (not p) |
| 2930 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Red ware with pointed base. Type CLXXXII in album (not p) |
| 2931 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buffware. Type CLXXXIII, =RC.140 (not p) |
| 2965 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Rough handmade miniature of drab vase. Sketch pattern 1:2. Type as U.2664. [drawing 1:2] |
| 2966 | (none) | 1927,1003.140 | (none) | Clay vase. Rough handmade miniature of greenish drab ware with incised decoration. Sketch pattern 1:2. [drawing 1:2] | |
| 2967 | (none) | 1927,1003.141 | (none) | Vase on stand. Drab ware, roughly handmade. Base ornamented with affixed clay discs. Sketch pattern 1:1. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2980 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Drab ware of fine handmade style. Sketch pattern 1:2 [drawing 1:2] |
| 2984A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Buffware with spread cheeks and rounded base. Neck and lip missing. (B) Reddish buff with lip intact, but bottom broken. Type CLXXXVII, =L., (not p) |
| 2984B | (none) | 1927,1003.114 | (none) | Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Buffware with spread cheeks and rounded base. Neck and lip missing. (B) Reddish buff with lip intact, but bottom broken. Type CLXXXVII, =L., (not p) | |
| 2996 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Alabaster vase. Small fragment. Inscribed. (To) his king (?) For the life of dDun-gi, the mighty hero, king of Ur, ( ) na-ga |
| 3047 | (none) | 1927,1003.118 | (none) | Pottery Lekythos [in Greek]. Reddish ware with grey surface. Type LXII (slightly over half size) =P94. | |
| 3048 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Large stand vase with strangely marked shoulders in succession. Much encrusted with salt. Type CXVII, =RC.197, (not p) (slightly different from type) |
| 3092 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Pinkish ware with pronounced shoulders, lip broken. Shoulders slightly higher than type. Type CXXXIX, =P.112. |
| 3093 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Greenish buffware with turn-down lip and round belly. Shoulders slightly more pronounced than in type. Type CLII, =RC.135, =P.114 |
| 3094A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Small funnel-shaped pots with hole in bottom. (A) Red, (B) Buff. Type XXV, =RC.6, (not p) |
| 3094B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Small funnel-shaped pots with hole in bottom. (A) Red, (B) Buff. Type XXV, =RC.6, (not p) |
| 3111 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab vase, handmade miniature. Sketch pattern 1:1. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3113 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab ware, handmade: a good speciment. Sketch patter 1:2. [drawing 1:2] |
| 3121A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-G] Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type. |
| 3121B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-G]Pottery jars. Of buff ware, very poor quality and design. Type CXCII. Seven others of this type in group. (B) and (C) Slightly larger than type. |
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