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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 289 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of black stone vase. Last sign of last line of a dedication. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 2887 | 29-174-16 | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Drab ware with pointed base and ribbed rim. Lip broken. Type CXLIII. | |
| 2885 | 29-174-5 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware: round cheeks and broad mouth. Persian period. Type CLXI, =P.56 | |
| 2884B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 2884A | 29-174-4 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buffware wide mouthed. Persian level. Type CLX, =P.55b | |
| 288 | (none) | (none) | B14945, B14945 | Fragment of Alabaster jar. End of first 3 lines of a dedication to Nannar. Placed in IN/No. 1. |
| 287 | (none) | (none) | B14946, B14946 | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed with a dedication to Nin-arag-nun-na (probably Ningal). Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 2846B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish buffware, pot type with incised mark on shoulders. Type CLVIII =P.55a |
| 2846A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish buffware, pot type with incised mark on shoulders. Type CLVIII =P.55a |
| 2845B | 29-174-24 | (none) | (none) | Pottery jars. Large of buff ware. Round bottomed. B. slightly different and lip broken. Type CLVII, =RC.220, [the following would seem to apply to (B) only) (not p) | |
| 2845A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery jars. Large of buff ware. Round bottomed. B. slightly different and lip broken. Type CLVII, =RC.220, [the following would seem to apply to (B) only) (not p) |
| 2844B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| 2844A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery bowl. String buff color: broken through at base. Type CXXI =RC.3, =L, =P29 |
| 2843 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab ware, broad-bellied and round bottomed. Type CL. =RC.80 |
| 2842 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Red ware: lip broken. Type CLVI. =RC.110 (not p) |
| 2841 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware with gently wrinkled sides. Type CLV. =RC.14b (not p) W |
| 2840B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21) |
| 2840A | 29-174-13 | (none) | (none) | Pottery vase. Buff ware, with pointed bottom. Larsa period. Type CLIV. =RC.54, =IL40b. (B. slightly variant, of poor quality with flattening of point at bottom: with U.3268 (type CCIV) ESB.21) | |
| 2838 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware: waisted vase. |
| 2837 | 29-174-9 | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff ware with downturned lip. Type CLII. =RC. 135 =P.114 | |
| 2836 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Buff, round-bottomed, with pronounced shoulders. Type CLI. =RC.41. not p. |
| 2835 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay miniature, handmade slightly broken at lip. Sketch pattern 1:1. [drawing 1:1] |
| 283 | (none) | (none) | B14952, B14952 | Fragment of stone vase. One side, decoration of concentric circles. On base ends of lines of a column of inscription. |
| 282 | (none) | (none) | B14951 | Fragment of stone vase. On side, decoration of concentric circles. On base, inscription, "(Na)ram-S(in)" |
| 2807 | (none) | 1927,1003.78 | (none) | Fragment of polished vase. Black obsidian. [drawing 1:1] |
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