Cups
This category includes vessels where the height is less than the diameter, and can fit into one's hand.
A cup is a vessel that is used for carrying and serving drinks and it fits into one's hands. By using Anna Shepard's criteria, a cup is described as an open form where the height is less than the diameter. The angle of the sides from the base are between 30 and 80 degrees. It sometimes has a footed base.
This category matches Woolley's published ceramic vessel typology Nos. 8-13. It matches the metal vessel typology Nos. 36; 40-41 and stone vessel typology No. 30.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19879 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 2 |
| 19848 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 49 |
| 19789 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 3 |
| 19788 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 3 |
| 19785 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 3 |
| 19749 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 3 |
| 19724 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite cup. JN 34 |
| 19722 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 19 |
| 19589 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl [crossed out] cup. Basic diorite(?). JN (10, but with base ring) |
| 19536 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Dark steatite. Type JN 20 |
| 19506 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Limestone. JN 11 |
| 19503 | 35-1-206 | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. JN 11 | |
| 19462 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. diorite. Type JN 39 |
| 18683 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Black steatite. [Type] 28. [drawing] |
| 18624 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cup, painted. Al Obaid type, black on drab intact. [Type] aU.20. [drawing] |
| 18601 | 33-35-107 | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. [Type] 40. [drawing] | |
| 18600 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. [Type] 9. [drawing] |
| 18593 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Translucent white calcite with simple lip. [Type] 64. [drawing] |
| 18591 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. Type 5. [drawing] |
| 18504 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cup. Basic diorite. [Type] 30. [drawing 2:5] |
| 18502C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shells. [A] 1) A cowrie, large, cut to form of cup. [B] 2) Conch shell cut as a lamp. [C] 3) Shell . [drawing] |
| 18502A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Shells. [A] 1) A cowrie, large, cut to form of cup. [B] 2) Conch shell cut as a lamp. [C] 3) Shell . [drawing] |
| 18443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cap. Miniature. Diorite. [drawing 1:1] |
| 18116 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone mug. Mottled. Brown steatite with handle, and 2 holes below the rim as if to attach a lid. Intact. Heavy and not well-shaped. [drawing] |
| 1694 | (none) | 1924,0920.365 | (none) | Cup. Drab clay (very fine); wheelmade, bell-shaped. |
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