Bowls
This category includes vessels where the height is less than the diameter, and the rim is greater than the base.
A bowl is a vessel that is a round container used to serve food. By using Anna Shepard's criteria a bowl is described as an open form where the height is less than the diameter. The angle of the sides from the base are between 20 and 90 degrees.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic vessel typology Nos. 4-6; 18-27; 29-30; 249. It matches the metal vessel typology Nos. 1-11; 15-17; 27-35; 86-91; 95-96; 116-118. It matches the stone vessel typology Nos. 13-27; 31-59; 95-97; 99; 102-104.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8153 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. Miniature. Very roughly made, apparently cut down from the broken base of a larger vase. Type _. |
| 815 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bown. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Straight sides curve in strongly to base marked by a slight disk. Rim chipped. |
| 8149 | (none) | (none) | B17155 | Bowl. Calcite. Veined. Greyish. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Stone type XXI. | |
| 8143 | (none) | 1928,1009.424 | (none) | Bowl. Limestone. White. Complete. Broken & mended. Stone type XII. |
| 8142 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Limestone. White. Stone type LXVII. |
| 814 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Sides slightly curved, base flat. | |
| 8135 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Steatite. Green. 3 bull's hoofs incised on body. Part of rim broken and mended. Stone type LXVI. |
| 8134 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Calcite. Grey. Veined. Blackened by fire. Portion of rim missing. Type LXV stone. |
| 813 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of fine-grained date-colored stone, sides slightly curved, base flat. |
| 8126 | (none) | (none) | B17120 | Bowl. Stone. White calcite. Blackened by fire. Part of rim missing. Stone type I. |
| 8123 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Copper. |
| 812 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Bowl. of greenish loose-grained stone like lava. Straight sides, flat base. |
| 811 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of greenish-grey loose-grained stone resembling lava. Sides slightly curved, base flat. |
| 8103 | (none) | (none) | B17162 | Vase. Calcite. White. Veined. Part of rim missing. Type LXI. | |
| 8100 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Limestone. White. Type LX stone. |
| 810 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. of greenish-grey loose-grained stone resembling lava. Flat base, straight sides. Type JN23 new. |
| 8082 | (none) | (none) | B17159 | Stone bowl. White limestone. Type XII. | |
| 8075 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. Type XII. |
| 8074 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone, rather course: the outer surface has suffered badly by fire. Type XVIII |
| 8071 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Rather poor quality. Rim slightly chipped. Type XI. |
| 8069 | (none) | (none) | B17176 | Stone bowl. White limestone. Hemispherical with flattened base. Cracked down one side. Type IX. | |
| 8068 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bowl. Hemispherical. Distorted and part of base missing. [type] III |
| 8063 | (none) | 1928,1009.519 | (none) | Stone bowl. Dark steatite. Finely polished. Type LXII. |
| 8062 | (none) | (none) | B17247 | Stone bowl of poor quality white limestone. The surface much decayed. Type IX but with slight ring to base. | |
| 8059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper bowl. Shallow, with umbilical centre and pseudo-godrooned sides: the centre has been crushed flat but seems to have been convex. A handle was attached to the rim but is missing. Part of one side broken. Type 86 (new types). |