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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Ampulla type. Fine red clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Type IV. |
| 17 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light red rather fine clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Upper part broken. Type XXX. |
| 42 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay. Type XXVIII. |
| 46 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish drab clay. Type XXXII=P.163 |
| 49 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade = turning lines on shoulder. Type XXXVII. |
| 86 | (none) | (none) | B15390 | Clay pot. With wheel-turned grooves on shoulder. Much of rim missing. Type XXXVI. [Annotated] Phil | |
| 87 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish drab ware, wheelmade, with wheel-turned grooves round shoulder. Type XII. |
| 94 | (none) | 1923,1110.47 | (none) | Frgs of alabaster vase. Decorated with winged ram in high relief. [drawing] |
| 104 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Wheelmade, of pinkish drab clay with creamy white engobbage. Type XV. |
| 105 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Wheelmade. Pinkish clay with creamy white engobbage. Type XIV |
| 106 | (none) | (none) | B15379 | Clay vase. of red clay. Wheelmade, with hematitic engobbage. Fine ware. Rim partly missing. Type X. [Annotated] Phil | |
| 108 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fr. of alabaster vase. =RC..91a. [drawing] |
| 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 | |
| 146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade, with fine hematitic wash on surface. Type XVIII. |
| 148 | (none) | (none) | B15382 | Clay jar. of Yellowish clay, wheelmade, the surface covered with matte haematitic wash. Type XX. | |
| 149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. of Reddish clay, wheelmade, with drab engobbage surface. Type XXI. |
| 183 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase (broken). Greenish ware. Type XXIX. cf. RC.74 [drawing 1:2] |
| 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] |
| 224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dark Steatite vase. fr. of rim. On the outside, carved in relief in very fine and free style: a male figure kneeling on l knee, body l, face front, holds up 2 vases of water each vase being grasped round the neck by the hand of other figures (mostly missing) in similar positions. |
| 231 | (none) | 1923,1110.41 | (none) | Stone vase. 4 fragments (of which 2 fit together) of a straight-sided bowl of dark steatite. On the outside, mythological scenes carved in relief - two-headed monster holding the horns of an ibex: another figure fighting serpentine beast: a lion: scorpions: fish, etc. On the inside, inscription. [Annotated] Drawing only [Annotated] Reg. Ins. 9 |
| 232 | (none) | 1923,1110.17 | (none) | Stone vase. 3 fragments (2 of which joined together) of limestone bowl. On the outside, carved in relief, a seated goddess with 2 children and a standing god, and 5 figures of adorants. Also an inscription. [annotated] Drawn: see photo. |
| 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. | |
| 244 | (none) | 1923,1110.30 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed by priest of Nannar named en-an-ni-pao-da. Duplicate U.245, U.237. [Annotated] Copied: placed in IN/No 1. |
| 245 | (none) | 1923,1110.33 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed with a duplicate text of U.244. [Annotated] Copied: Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 247 | (none) | 1923,1110.14 | (none) | Fragment of large alabaster mace head. Inscribed with a dedication to the moon-god, the oldest son of Enlil. Joined to U.250. |
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