Jars
This category includes vessels that have cylindrical bodies and closed rims.
A Jar is a type of vessel that has an approximately cylindrical body and is used for cooking or storage purposes. By using Anna Shepard's criteria, a jar is a closed form where the height is greater than the diameter. The angle of the sides from the base are between 45 and 90 degrees and it has an apparent neck. A Jar may or may not have handles. If It has a spout, it is listed under Spouted Jar.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic typology Nos. 43-48; 54-176; 186-203; 217-222; 250-253. It matches the metal vessel typology Nos. 52-79 and Stone vessel typology Nos. 60-92.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8380 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type 91. |
| 8387 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVIII |
| 8399 | (none) | (none) | B14980 | Stone vase. Pot of white calcite. The rim badly chipped. Type LXXXVII. |
| 8406 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXIII |
| 8443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Broken - part of rim missing Stone type V |
| 8445 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Veined Part of rim missing Blackened by fire Stone type LXXXI |
| 8447 | (none) | (none) | B17118 | Stone vase Calcite White Stone type LVI |
| 8481 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper vase with handle at top fixed into a hole in the neck of the vase and swiveling in it Broken and misshapen. Corroded with copper bowl U.8482 Metal vase type __ |
| 8498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White, translucent Stone type LVIII |
| 8520 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXVI |
| 8521 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite rim chipped Type I |
| 8558 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXVI. |
| 8654 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXIII |
| 8655 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase White calcite Type LXXXVI |
| 8709 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8733 | 87-28-14 | (none) | (none) | Vase. Limestone. White. Broken in 7 pieces. Part of rim missing. Broken and rivetted in antiquity and stuck together with bitumen. Rivet holes filled up with a white paste that may be burnt gypsum now called plaster of Paris. Portions of copper rivets still intact in rivet holes. Stone type XLV. |
| 8765 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. Calcite. White. Stone type LXIII. |
| 8770 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone type LXXVIII |
| 8824 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase fragment. Polished limestone? 3 fragmentary lines of archaic writing dedication to ^dAn? or to Nab? H.C. 67 |
| 8932 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII |
| 8936 | (none) | (none) | B17107 | Stone vase. Whire Calcite. (broken) Type LXIII. Broken. | |
| 8937 | (none) | (none) | B17110 | Stone vase. White Calcite. (Rim broken). Type LXIII |
| 8938 | (none) | (none) | B17114 | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
| 8940 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Type XL. |
| 8943 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. White Calcite. Type LXIII. |
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