Fired
This material has been placed in a fire, heated to a certain temperature, and cooled. This is done to increase the permanence of the object, or give it other properties. Fired brick and Terracottas are usually fired at lower temperatures below 500o C wheras ceramic vessels are usually fired at above 500o C. Ceramics may be fired up to 1300o C before breaking in the kiln.
This material has been placed in a fire, heated to a certain temperature, and cooled. This is done to increase the permanence of the object, or give it other properties. Fired brick and Terracottas are usually fired at lower temperatures below 500o C wheras ceramic vessels are usually fired at above 500o C. Ceramics may be fired up to 1300o C before breaking in the kiln.
By definition, pottery includes all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products. Most pottery/ceramics are fired above 500o C. They can be fired in open pits, bonfires, or kilns. The shaping processes are also varied, from handmade to molded, to wheelmade. Various types of surface decoration also exist. All these modifications should be noted in the Technique field.
Terracotta refers to low fired wares (less than 500o C) that are constructed of clay. It is a type of earthenware that is glazed or unglazed and the body is porous. It is used to refer to objects made out of clay that are not constructed on a potter's wheel such as figurines or tablets, sometimes bricks or drains.
Like pottery, this material can be fired in an open pit, a bonfire, or a kiln. The iron content gives the material a yellow, orange, red, pink, grey, or brown color. It has many different techniques of forming as well as surface decoration.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay Cone. Inscribed. |
| 2 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Base of. Inscribed. [Annotated] King's name broken off. Placed in IN/No. 2 Ur Texts I: R.I.135 |
| 4 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cone. Upper part. Inscribed. [Annotated] Libit-Ishtar. Duplicate of SAKI 204/3 [Annotated] Duplicates - 74. Sumerian inscription of Libit-Ishtar recording of his building of E-gipar, the residence of the high priest in Ur. Inscr. duplicate of clay, Miscell. Inscr. no. 27. Ur TextsI: R.1.106. Placed in IN/No.5 |
| 6 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. of Reddish clay with creamy white engobbage. Wheelmade. Type III. |
| 7 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Wheelmade. Creamy pink clay worked onto surface to creamy white engobbage. Round base. Type II. |
| 8 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Rough red brick-clay, wheelmade. Type VII. |
| 9 | (none) | 1923,1110.72 | (none) | Clay pot. Fine red clay, wheelmade, with bright hematitic slip. Pointed base. Type I. | |
| 10 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Red clay, fine, wheelmade, with creamy white engobbage partly flared to red. Pointed base. Type I (v.). |
| 11 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay. Fine, wheelmade, with red hematite slip. Pointed base. Type I. |
| 12A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Coarse yellow-drab clay, wheelmade, round base. Broken. Type III (v.) |
| 12B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [This U number not assigned in field] |
| 13 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Ampulla type. Fine red clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Type IV. |
| 14 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay, wheelmade, broken. Type VIII. |
| 15 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay bowl. Creamy drab clay, wheelmade, with natural surface slightly worked up. Type VI. |
| 16 | (none) | 1923,1110.82 | (none) | Clay bowl. Pinkish drab clay with creamy engobbage. Wheelmade. Rounded base. Hole drilled through side. Type V. | |
| 17 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light red rather fine clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Upper part broken. Type XXX. |
| 18 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay saucer. Fr. of. Drab clay with creamy engobbage. Wheelmade. Type IX. |
| 19 | (none) | 1935,0113.628 | (none) | Clay truncated cone. (broken). Inscribed on base and barrel. [Annotation] Building inscription of Warad-Sin SAKI-212c. Duplicates:U.334; U.753; U.700; U.878; U.751 [Annotation] Recording the king's building of E-temen-ni-gur-ru, for his life and that of his father Kudur-Mabug. (restores and completes a previously known insription) Placed in IN/No.3. Ur Texts I:R.I.131 |
| 25 | (none) | 1923,1110.95 | (none) | Clay model bed. Greenish clay and mattress pattern in relief. [drawing] [Annotated] Photo 38 | |
| 29 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of green-glazed figurine of horse and rider. [drawing] |
| 39 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay figurine. [drawing 1:1] |
| 41 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay relief. fr. of. shewing lower parts of two figures wearing Sumerian skirts. [drawing 1:1] |
| 42 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay. Type XXVIII. |
| 43 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay saucer. Drab clay. Type XXVI. |
| 44 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay saucer. Pinkish drab clay. Type XXVI. |