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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19402 | 35-1-205 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Type JN 42 | |
| 20002 | 35-1-192 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. JN 6b | |
| 19011 | 35-1-191 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Type 54. | |
 | 19271 | 35-1-190 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Type 28. |
| 19415 | 35-1-189 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. Type JN 39 |
| 19201 | 35-1-187 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. Type 47. |
| 20059 | 35-1-186 | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Miniature. JN 28 | |
| 19828 | 35-1-179 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. JN 26 |
| 19270 | 35-1-178 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Basic diorite. Type J.N. 26. |
| 19836 | 35-1-176 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White calcite. JN 26 |
| 19767 | 35-1-174 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Coarse limestone. JN 53 |
| 18511 | 33-35-99 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Basic diorite. [Type] 8. [drawing] | |
| 18583 | 33-35-98 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Limestone. White with two ochrous yellow strata. The outside cut as a flower with 12 sharply pointed petals in high relief: the color of the stone lends to the flower effect. The rim chipped: otherwise complete. [Type] 2. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 18647 | 33-35-97 | (none) | (none) | Lead tumbler. Distorted. [The following note is an addition to original text] Not in cat. Vol IV. | |
| 18677 | 33-35-110 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Translucent white calcite. Badly smashed and surface decayed. Much distorted. [Type] JN4. [drawing] |
| 18689 | 33-35-106 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Limestone. [Type] 12. [drawing] | |
| 18680 | 33-35-105 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Grey steatite. [drawing] | |
| 18543 | 33-35-104 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Basic diorite. [Type] 16. [drawing] | |
| 18549 | 33-35-103 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] 20. [drawing] | |
| 18534 | 33-35-102 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Diorite. [Type] 11. [drawing 2:5] | |
| 18592 | 33-35-101 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Basic diorite. [Type] 12. [drawing] | |
| 18516 | 33-35-100 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Banded limestone. [Type] 10. [drawing] |
| 18560 | 33-35-100 | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl. Translucent banded white calcite. [Type] 27. [drawing] | |
| 17681 | 32-40-142 | (none) | (none) | Bowl. Pink limestone. Not RC or L [drawing] | |
| 18103 | 32-40-1 | (none) | (none) | Vase of glazed frit. The sides are decorated with petals in relief which were colored alternately yellow and black (?): the colors are bleached and the black (?) scarcely shows. [drawing] |