Urkesh Ceramic Analysis ( 1a)

Shapes by horizon: ED II / Urban Growth 1

Jars

Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati – February 2015, September 2016, June 2023

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Brief Overview

The definition of the what is a jar is the same for all units and all time periods in the UGR. See here for further details.

Since much of the ED II ceramics came from tombs the ceramic inventory we have already excavated might not reflect the major jar shapes in use at the site during the ED II period. From the sherds and whole vessels we do have from the excavations the ED II period had a number of hole mouth jars and especially necked jars. Globular jars of essentially one type with pronounced shoulders were present as well as a few straight sided jars.

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Hole Mouth Jars

jh.-4
jh.-4tkv
jh.-5
jh.-7
jh.-105
jh.-107

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Necked Jars

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Short necked jars

jn.h101
jn.h102
jn.h107
jn.h117

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Flaring neck jars

jn.f8 ob1q153 ob1q153
jn.f106

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Necked jars with restricted neck

jn.re106

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Straight Sided Jars

js.-101 ob1q153

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Shouldered Jars

jsh-7
jsh-101

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Small Jars

jm

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Other Jars

jo.-113

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