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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8950 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Green steatite. (Broken) The surface is covered with a decoration like plano-convex birds upside down. Type VI. [drawing] |
| 8951 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone vase. Green steatite. (Broken) The whole outer surface is covered with a decoration in bands of alternating zigzags and bead-like dots in relief. Type C. [drawing] |
| 8978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. White calcite. Spill Vase. Type LXXXVI. |
| 8979 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Spill-vase. (broken) White calcite. Type LXXXVI. |
| 8980 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase. White calcite. Type LXXXV. |
| 8998 | (none) | 1928,1009.497 | (none) | Stone vase. White calcite. rim chipped. Type LXIII. |
| 9007 | (none) | (none) | B17119 | Vase Calcite Yellowish Stone Type LXIII |
| 902 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Greenish, drab clay, wheelmade. Type XII =P205. |
| 9054 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper vase Portion of lower part of one side missing Metal vase Type 17 |
| 90709 | (none) | 1931,1010.586 | (none) | (none) | |
| 908 | (none) | 1923,1110.22 | (none) | Broken alabaster jar. 9 line inscription containing a [ins: 8ft of] [crossed out: dedication to or for (possibly) a] a king of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur by Utti... of Ninni his beloved son. |
| 910 | (none) | 1923,1110.57 | (none) | Alabaster vase. Fragment. |
| 9113 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase White calcite Type LXXVI (New 86) |
| 9128 | (none) | (none) | B17538 | Copper vase. Type XLVI. | |
| 913 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay pot. Drab clay, wheelmade. Type LXX =P.137. |
| 9148 | (none) | 1928,1009.509 | (none) | Vase White calcite Spill vase. Type LXXXVI. |
| 921 | (none) | (none) | B15394 | Clay Goblet. Drab clay, wheelmade. Half the cup broken. Type LXXVI =P.167 | |
| 9218 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type XXXIX. |
| 9220 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Vase Calcite White Stone type LXXXIV |
| 9250 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase Calcite White Badly broken, but virtually complete. Type? |
| 9255 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ostrich egg Broken and part missing. Decorated at one end with tesselated triangles of white shell alternated by triangles and diamonds of bitumen. There are 5 rows of triangles and above strips of shell 0015 wide and 002 high. |
| 9311 | (none) | (none) | B17181 | Vase White Calcite Type III | |
| 9318 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone Vase White calcite Piece missing from rim TYPE LXI |
| 9334A | (none) | (none) | B17805 | Silver vases Spouted (A) In remarkably good condition, but the spout has been bent back touching the rim. (B) Exactly similar, but the lower part is broken and badly warped |
| 9334B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Silver vases Spouted (A) In remarkably good condition, but the spout has been bent back touching the rim. (B) Exactly similar, but the lower part is broken and badly warped |
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