Lids
This category includes pieces separate from the vessel, used to block the mouth.
This category includes pieces separate from the vessel, used to block the mouth. It is usually of a conical shape with a knob on the top. The height is less than the diameter.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic vessel typology no. 247. It does not match any category in his metal and stone typology.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12776D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of objects: (A) Small fragment of obsidian vase. (B) [.1-.6] 3 long clay bugles, imitation of beads cut from core of shell. (C) Obsidian chip. (D) Jar - stopper of mud and lime, circular, one face flat, one convex, with rough incisions on flat face, perhaps accidental. (E) [.1-.2] Fragment of terracotta figure perhaps the head of a dragon (?). [Drawing] (F) Clay object, flat, with incised holes. (G) [.1-.6] Five fragments of clay jar sealings with seal impressions : all have rows of animals in wooded or rocky country. (H) [.1-.26] Pottery fragments 1) Plum red and back decoration on light ground: 2 examples. 2) Red decoration on light ground and other fragments. Not in catalog of Vol. IV. |
| 13051D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of objects. [A] (1) Painted potsherds. [B] (2) Animal bones . [C] (3) Fragment of limestone. [D] (4) Clay stopper for vase. Unbaked. |
| 13716 | 31-16-517 | (none) | (none) | Fragment of Obsidian lid. Ground down to a thinness of one millimetre, originally a dish about d. 80, of greying obisidian. [drawing] |
| 15017A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impressions. 2 pieces. Linear pattern. |
| 17350 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Box lid. Terracotta. Top decorated with a coiled serpent in relief bossin center. |
| 17689A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Lid of jar. Al Obaid ware. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18394A | 33-35-263 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18395 | 33-35-280 | (none) | (none) | [A-K] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of, with stamped design of leaves or scales. 11 fragments in all. | |
| 18396 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar stopper. (complete). Conical, with impressed design = linear design with possible elements of script. It has been on a mat cover. |
| 1541B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Box lid. Red clay, with boss handle and adorned with snakes. Part missing, the remainder in 2 pieces (A and B). Found with and probably belonging to box U.1540. [drawing: not to scale] |
| 17760B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 lids of jar. Frit. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17760C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 lids of jar. Frit. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18394B | 33-35-264 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394C | 33-35-265 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394D | 33-35-266 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394E | 33-35-267 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394F | 33-35-268 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394G | 33-35-269 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394H | 33-35-270 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394I | 33-35-271 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394J | 33-35-272 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394K | 33-35-273 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394L | 33-35-274 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394M | 33-35-275 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. | |
| 18394N | 33-35-276 | (none) | (none) | [A-Q] Clay jar stoppers. Fragments of. With roughly incised decoration. 16 fragments in all. |
Related Terms
Closed Forms - Coffins and Burial Urns - Fragments - Open Forms - Stands - Troughs