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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Ampulla type. Fine red clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Type IV. |
| 17 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Light red rather fine clay, natural surface. Wheelmade. Upper part broken. Type XXX. |
| 42 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Drab clay. Type XXVIII. |
| 46 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish drab clay. Type XXXII=P.163 |
| 49 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade = turning lines on shoulder. Type XXXVII. |
| 87 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Greenish drab ware, wheelmade, with wheel-turned grooves round shoulder. Type XII. |
| 94 | (none) | 1923,1110.47 | (none) | Frgs of alabaster vase. Decorated with winged ram in high relief. [drawing] |
| 104 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Wheelmade, of pinkish drab clay with creamy white engobbage. Type XV. |
| 105 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay jar. Wheelmade. Pinkish clay with creamy white engobbage. Type XIV |
| 108 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fr. of alabaster vase. =RC..91a. [drawing] |
| 146 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. Reddish clay, wheelmade, with fine hematitic wash on surface. Type XVIII. |
| 149 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase. of Reddish clay, wheelmade, with drab engobbage surface. Type XXI. |
| 183 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay vase (broken). Greenish ware. Type XXIX. cf. RC.74 [drawing 1:2] |
| 224 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Dark Steatite vase. fr. of rim. On the outside, carved in relief in very fine and free style: a male figure kneeling on l knee, body l, face front, holds up 2 vases of water each vase being grasped round the neck by the hand of other figures (mostly missing) in similar positions. |
| 231 | (none) | 1923,1110.41 | (none) | Stone vase. 4 fragments (of which 2 fit together) of a straight-sided bowl of dark steatite. On the outside, mythological scenes carved in relief - two-headed monster holding the horns of an ibex: another figure fighting serpentine beast: a lion: scorpions: fish, etc. On the inside, inscription. [Annotated] Drawing only [Annotated] Reg. Ins. 9 |
| 232 | (none) | 1923,1110.17 | (none) | Stone vase. 3 fragments (2 of which joined together) of limestone bowl. On the outside, carved in relief, a seated goddess with 2 children and a standing god, and 5 figures of adorants. Also an inscription. [annotated] Drawn: see photo. |
| 244 | (none) | 1923,1110.30 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed by priest of Nannar named en-an-ni-pao-da. Duplicate U.245, U.237. [Annotated] Copied: placed in IN/No 1. |
| 245 | (none) | 1923,1110.33 | (none) | Limestone fragment. Inscribed with a duplicate text of U.244. [Annotated] Copied: Placed in IN/No. 1 |
| 247 | (none) | 1923,1110.14 | (none) | Fragment of large alabaster mace head. Inscribed with a dedication to the moon-god, the oldest son of Enlil. Joined to U.250. |
| 248 | (none) | 1923,1110.15 | (none) | Fragment of Alabaster jar. Inscribed with a dedication to dNin-Kul [Crossed out] Contains curses on any who write their names on the object, in which Nin-sun and Lugal-banda are invoked. Dedication for (?) Dungi by a SAL-ME priestess. [Annotated] Part of same bowl as U.257. [Annotated] Joined to U.257 and U.260 |
| 250 | (none) | 1923,1110.14 | (none) | Fragment of alabaser vase or mace head. Inscribed with a dedication recording the fact that it was dedicated in E-Gis-Sir-Gal. [Annotated] Joined to U.247. |
| 251 | (none) | 1923,1110.20 | (none) | Fragment of stone jar. Inscribed by a king of the Akkad dynasty. |
| 253 | (none) | 1923,1110.20 | (none) | Fragment of stone jar. Inscribed by Rimush of Agade. Placed in IN/No 1. |
| 254 | (none) | 1923,1110.27 | (none) | Fragment of alabaster jar. Inscribed. Dedicated to dDungi by his daughter ME-dEnlil. Copied and Translated. Placed in IN/No.1 |
| 255 | (none) | 1923,1110.23 | (none) | Alabaster fragment of jar. Inscribed. |
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