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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11523A | (none) | 1929,1017.645 | (none) | Group of copper objects. Found together. (A) Copper bowl, hemispherical. Type III. (B) Copper Adze. (C) Copper dagger riveted tang. (D) Copper knife. | |
 | 11826B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of Copper Objects. Oxidized together. [A] (1) Copper Pin; type I. [B] (2) Copper Bowl: hemispherical. [C] (3) Copper Tumbler(?) or box(?) (the top not visible, being inside the bowl). |
| 12723B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of copper vessels and a copper pin. Found corroded together. [A] (1) Copper strainer [Type] (new 96). [B] (2) Oval bowl. Distorted [Type] LXIII (new 7). [C] (3) Hemispherical bowl [Type] III (new 4). [D] (4) Cylindrical vase: same as U.12711. Type XV (?LVII new 44). [E] Copper pin with carnelian double conoid head. Tip missing, straight type [Type] IV (New 3). |
| 12723C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of copper vessels and a copper pin. Found corroded together. [A] (1) Copper strainer [Type] (new 96). [B] (2) Oval bowl. Distorted [Type] LXIII (new 7). [C] (3) Hemispherical bowl [Type] III (new 4). [D] (4) Cylindrical vase: same as U.12711. Type XV (?LVII new 44). [E] Copper pin with carnelian double conoid head. Tip missing, straight type [Type] IV (New 3). |
| 11876A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot. |
| 11876B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of copper vessels. (A) Oval bowl; (B) Hemispherical bowl; (C) Strainer; (D) Tubular pot; (E) Cooking-pot. |
| 11550B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on to them [D] a silver tumbler. |
| 11550C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on to them [D] a silver tumbler. |
| 11550A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group of silver vessels. Miniatures. (A-C) three silver bowls, oval with gold tubular handle-rings. All corroded together, and fixed on to them [D] a silver tumbler. |
| 18353A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group. Copper bowl. [A] Umbilical with carinated rim. [B] Copper fibula, angular type, the pin missing. [C] Beads. Very small carnelian rings, small agate date shaped, one lapis ball, small blue glaze rings. [D] Glazed clay pot [Type] P103 [annotation unclear]. [drawing] |
| 18694A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Copper bowl, in good condition, plain. [drawing] (B) Iron dagger blade, long leaf-shaped. (C) Iron knife-blade, broken in 3 pieces. [drawing] (D) Copper ball pendant, (E) 3 hair (?) rings of copper wire [E, G-H]. (F) Beads: carnelian, lapis paste, marble, pebble, limestone, crystal, steatite, frit: rings, balls, date shaped, cylindrical and a few small shaped types, axes, flies, etc. |
| 19018A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Copper bowl, Type III; (B)[B and F] Pair of small gold lunate earrings; (C) Copper bracelet; (D) Beads: carnelian tubes, square tubes, barrels and rectangular; gold balls; lapis date-shaped; large chalcedony flattened oval; (E) Fragment of gold ribbon from head. |
| 19213D | 35-1-560 | (none) | (none) | Group: (A) Gold double conoids, lapis double conoids. (B) Copper pin, Type 1, with lapis ball head capped with gold; broken. (C) [Not assigned] (D) Limestone bowl. Type 47. (E) White calcite bowl. Type 54: imperfect. | |
| 12695C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A-B] 1) Two silver earrings: one of normal, small, lunate type 1 1/2 coils; the others also consists of 1 1/2 coils but one end consist of a broad and thin elliptical bend thus - [drawing] [C] 2) Copper bowl. Hemispherical [D] 3) Stone bowl. Containing traces of a reddish pigment? Limestone. [drawing] |
| 12695C | (none) | 1929,1017.634 | (none) | Group: [A-B] 1) Two silver earrings: one of normal, small, lunate type 1 1/2 coils; the others also consists of 1 1/2 coils but one end consist of a broad and thin elliptical bend thus - [drawing] [C] 2) Copper bowl. Hemispherical [D] 3) Stone bowl. Containing traces of a reddish pigment? Limestone. [drawing] | |
| 12680E | (none) | 1929,1017.672 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper axe Type XXII. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools on ring. Traces of matting on reticule. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed man and rampant animals. [D] (4) Beads - Worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bugles - 1 lapis lentoid. [E] (5) Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] XXV. [drawing] |
| 12711C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper dagger. Type II E. [B] (2) Copper reticule. [C] (3) Stone bowl. Calcite. Type LI. [drawing 2:5] [D] (4) Carnelian bugle beads - three probably worn round forehead. [E] (5) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXIV. [drawing 3:5] [F] (6) Silver earring. 1 1/2 spiral coils lunate ended. [G] (7) Copper vase. Cylindrical. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] [H] (8)Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. [I] (9) Copper axe. Type XX. [J] (10) Bowl greyish stone. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Type XVIII. [K] (11) Beads small lapis and silver double conoids. Carnelian lentoids. [drawing 1:5] [L] (12) Cylinder seal. Lentoid shaped. 2 registers. Gazelles (?). Lapis lazuli. |
| 12711J | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper dagger. Type II E. [B] (2) Copper reticule. [C] (3) Stone bowl. Calcite. Type LI. [drawing 2:5] [D] (4) Carnelian bugle beads - three probably worn round forehead. [E] (5) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXIV. [drawing 3:5] [F] (6) Silver earring. 1 1/2 spiral coils lunate ended. [G] (7) Copper vase. Cylindrical. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] [H] (8)Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. [I] (9) Copper axe. Type XX. [J] (10) Bowl greyish stone. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Type XVIII. [K] (11) Beads small lapis and silver double conoids. Carnelian lentoids. [drawing 1:5] [L] (12) Cylinder seal. Lentoid shaped. 2 registers. Gazelles (?). Lapis lazuli. |
| 12678D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper pin with bent head - on the top a lapis cube with a silver cap. Top missing. [B] (2) Copper pin. Lapis ball head with gold caps in upper and under side Type V B. [C] Cylinder seal. Shell. Decayed. Subject: rampant animals. [D] Stone bowl miniatures. Nicked rim. Calcite. [Type] XLIII. [drawing] |
| 12707B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase, white calcite. For type see field ntoes. [Type] LXXVI. [B] (2) Stone bowl, white calcite. Broken badly. Type XIX. [C] (3) Copper lamp normal type cut as a shell. L. 140mm. L. of spout 100mm with ring at end for suspension. [D] (4) Beads. Carnelian rings probably a bracelet with thin silver wire bracelets elliptical, broken and decayed. [E] (5) Silver wire finger ring. [F] (6) Frontlet of beads. 1 lapis bugle and 2 carnelian bugles [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Shell. Much decayed. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli originally suspended on a silver wire. Subject. [I] (9) Copper strainer. Corroded with it. Normal type. [J] (10) A copper tumbler. Straight sided [Type] LVII. [K] (11) Copper axe type XXI. [L] (12) Copper holdfasts. Croquet hook type. [drawing] [M] (13) Copper pin. Type V B. Lapis ball head corroded with: [N] 14) Copper dagger type II B. |
| 12704C | (none) | 1929,1017.371 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 12704D | (none) | 1929,1017.661 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 12704E | (none) | 1929,1017.676 | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase. White calcite. Type same as U.12277 [Type] LII. [B] (2) Stone vase. White calcite. Spill type. [drawing 1:5] [C] (3) Stone bowl grey steatite. Broken but complete [Type] LXXXVI. [D] (4) Stone bowl. White calcite. [Type] LIII. [drawing 2:5] [E] (5) Three silver finger rings: corroded together - only one intact - consisting of 3 1/2 coils of fine wire. [F] (6) Remains of copper pin with fluted lapis ball head. Type V B. [G] (7) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: spread eagles and rampant gazelles (?). Below: Gazelles. [H] (8) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant lions crossed and gazelles. [I] (9) Beads. Lapis bugles and double conoids. Carnelian bugles and rings and some silver wire pendants much decayed. See field note. The silver spiral pendants had 4 circles of spiral coils made out of a single strip of wire thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing] [J] Also in the necklace a minute lapis lazuli frog amulet. [K] Round forehead thin gold ribbon. [drawing] [L] Large double conoid carnelian beads and a few bugles and one calcite bead shaped thus [reference to drawing], diamond shaped in section. |
| 12258B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase; white calcite. [B] (2) Stone bowl. White calcite. [C] (3) Stone Bowl. white calcite. badly broken. [D] (4) Silver pin with lapis & gold head. [E] (5) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Straight type. [F] (6) Cylinder seal; lapis lazuli. 2 registers: banqueting scene. [G] (7) Bracelet, gold & lapis beads; flat gold 4 fold spacers with small lapis beads between. [H] (8) Bracelet. Gold & lapis beads. Flat square type with central rib; gold & lapis alternatively. [I] (9) Necklace of gold & lapis. [J] (10) Necklace of gold. [K] (11) Necklace of silver filigree pendants hung on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles & carnelian rings & agate bugles & fluted gold balls. [L] (12) Necklace of gold filigree pendants on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles and cernelian rings and against bugles and fluted gold balls. [M] (13) Necklace of blue & gold ball beads, gold wire-wound beads & very small glazed rings. All small. [N] (14) Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian beads. [O] (15)Gold ribbon. [P] (16) Gold earrings, large lunate type. [Q] (17) Gold wire spiral coil hair-rings. 2 1/2 coils. [R] (18) Lapis bead: Large romboid. [S-W] (19) Five gold finger rings. Made of fine strands of twisted gold wire. [X] (20) Silver comb. Forked type with rosettes. |
| 12258C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Stone vase; white calcite. [B] (2) Stone bowl. White calcite. [C] (3) Stone Bowl. white calcite. badly broken. [D] (4) Silver pin with lapis & gold head. [E] (5) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Straight type. [F] (6) Cylinder seal; lapis lazuli. 2 registers: banqueting scene. [G] (7) Bracelet, gold & lapis beads; flat gold 4 fold spacers with small lapis beads between. [H] (8) Bracelet. Gold & lapis beads. Flat square type with central rib; gold & lapis alternatively. [I] (9) Necklace of gold & lapis. [J] (10) Necklace of gold. [K] (11) Necklace of silver filigree pendants hung on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles & carnelian rings & agate bugles & fluted gold balls. [L] (12) Necklace of gold filigree pendants on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles and cernelian rings and against bugles and fluted gold balls. [M] (13) Necklace of blue & gold ball beads, gold wire-wound beads & very small glazed rings. All small. [N] (14) Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian beads. [O] (15)Gold ribbon. [P] (16) Gold earrings, large lunate type. [Q] (17) Gold wire spiral coil hair-rings. 2 1/2 coils. [R] (18) Lapis bead: Large romboid. [S-W] (19) Five gold finger rings. Made of fine strands of twisted gold wire. [X] (20) Silver comb. Forked type with rosettes. |