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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7070 | (none) | (none) | B16222 | Vase. Alabaster. White. Fragment. Type. Ur. | |
 | 7059 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Light greenish drab. Type LVII. RC.75. (not p) |
| 7058 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXV. =P.189. Neo-Babylonian. |
| 7057 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed. White. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7054 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Light drab. Handmade. =L. Not typed. [drawing 1:2] |
| 7053B | 30-12-158 | (none) | (none) | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type CCLXXIII =L. Drab vase found with U.7054. | |
| 7053A | (none) | (none) | B16611 | [A-B] 2 clay vases. Light drab. Type CCLXXIII =L. Drab vase found with U.7054. | |
| 7051 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type [CVII and 650 crossed out.] RC.73. |
| 7050 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type X. Variant. (Raised band below rim slightly longer). 69. 702. |
| 7049 | (none) | 1935,0113.388 | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCXV. =L. | |
| 7048 | (none) | 1927,0527.284 | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish. Type CCLXXIII. =L. | |
| 7047 | (none) | (none) | B16649 | Clay vase. Light drab. Type CCLXXII =L | |
| 7042 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Light drab. Type CXLII. |
| 7040 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type CCLXVIII. L.130. (not p) |
| 7039D | (none) | (none) | B16581B | [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L. | |
| 7039C | (none) | (none) | B16581A | [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L. | |
| 7039B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L. |
| 7039A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 clay vases. Light drab. Type CXXIX =L. |
| 7036 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Blue. Color mostly obliterated. Type LX =P.184. |
| 7032 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed white. Type XCIII. Variant more bellied. =P.108b. |
| 7031 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Dark drab. Type LXX. =P.137. |
| 7030 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light drab. 2 handles. Glazed. Type LXVII. Variant more bellied. =P.217. |
| 7029 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Blue green. Burnished. 2 handles one on either side. Type CCLXVI. =P.228. |
| 7025 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Miniature. Glazed, white. Misshapen. [drawing 1:2] |
| 7023 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Glazed. Bluish. Type CCLXIII. =P.224. Found with U.7022. From Neo-Babylonian? |
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