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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18443 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cap. Miniature. Diorite. [drawing 1:1] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 18504 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cup. Basic diorite. [Type] 30. [drawing 2:5] |
| 18591 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. Type 5. [drawing] |
| 18593 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Translucent white calcite with simple lip. [Type] 64. [drawing] |
| 18600 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. [Type] 9. [drawing] |
| 18601 | 33-35-107 | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. [Type] 40. [drawing] | |
| 18624 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay cup, painted. Al Obaid type, black on drab intact. [Type] aU.20. [drawing] |
| 18683 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Black steatite. [Type] 28. [drawing] |
| 19462 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. diorite. Type JN 39 |
| 19503 | 35-1-206 | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Basic diorite. JN 11 | |
| 19506 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Limestone. JN 11 |
| 19536 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Dark steatite. Type JN 20 |
| 19589 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bowl [crossed out] cup. Basic diorite(?). JN (10, but with base ring) |
| 19722 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 19 |
| 19724 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Diorite cup. JN 34 |
| 19749 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 3 |
| 19785 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 3 |
| 19788 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. JN 3 |
| 19789 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 3 |
| 19848 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 49 |
| 19879 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 2 |
| 19941 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone cup. Diorite. JN 16 |
| 20000 | (none) | 1935,0112.10 | (none) | Stone cup. White limestone. Decorated with figures of 2 cows and a calf in relief. The animal's heads are kept to the same plane as the bodies, not standing out as much; the drawing is naturalistic but the stone is poor and the decay of the surface has damaged the effect of the carving. |
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