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There are 51 objects for which Condition contains → damaged
13.10.4A-B Two pieces, each intact, seemingly not missing any parts. The mirror is in better condition, with only a few worn and/or green patches, while the lid is damaged at the edges and is covered on the underside with whitish-green deposits. The lid has one cracked, running from the edge toward the centre.
14.9.18 White paint on interior surface has become discoloured and there is a large area of deposit. Surface of exterior is also damaged where paint had flaked away.
2006.12.112 Fragment; damaged decoration
2006.12.125 Fragment; badly damaged decoration.
2007.10.2.212 Damaged: centre starting to collapse.
2007.10.2.213 Damaged: top part of cast starting to collapse.
2007.10.2.44 Right half damaged, image gone completely
2007.10.2.47 Badly damaged and worn
2007.7.1A-S All pieces are chipped with designs partly faded. A-F, H, L-N, P-Q, S: Evidence of later restoration; O-P, R: Fire damaged
2009.10.2.232 Slightly damaged
2009.10.2.242 Grainy and damaged across the middle
2009.10.2.244 Damaged around the edges
2009.10.2.274 Slightly worn image and damaged around the edges
2009.10.2.288 Slightly damaged around the edges and a small circular hole in the bottom left corner
2009.10.2.385 Slightly damaged edges and worn image
2009.10.2.389 Slightly damaged edges
2009.10.2.62 Damaged at the bottom, hard to distinguish image.
22.3.4 Incomplete as one handle and part of rim are missing. Heavy deposits inside and white, thinner ones on mouth and handle. Base damaged so object does not sit properly.
23.11.31RR The top of the headdress is damaged. The left arm is missing from wrist level, and the right from just below the shoulder. The left foot is absent. The right foot is bent and slightly damaged at the tip.
25.8.2 Stands unevenly. Paint is good condition and picture is clear. Rim is a little damaged and one section of the wall has been repaired.
25.9.1 One handle missing, the other repaired. Badly damaged all over, with paint flaking badly from the mouth area, body and foot having been repaired extensively and the glaze is a bad condition leaving the clay exposed. Plaster inserted in base to increase stability.
25.9.2 Chipped at base. The paint on the exterior surface underneath is badly damaged and has worn away / badly fired to reveal different colours. Topside of exterior surface is worn leaving only traces of pattern.
26.12.19 Mouth and upper part of neck missing. Foot badly damaged making pot stand unevenly. Chips to shoulder. Colours on main design are worn and the black stem ahs faded to red.
34.8.1 Neck has been repaired. Object is complete. Surface is badly damaged and paint has suffered from age on all areas. Nike herself, remains clear and undamaged.
39.9.7 In two places, part of the rim has broken away. There is also a deep crack in side A, from the part of the rim next to one handle, almost up to the part where the other handle springs from. Colour has peeled off in some places, especially the interior. The body of the satyr to the right of the amphora was a bit damaged when paint was still wet.
45.10.14.2 Single fragment from the rim and neck of an amphora. There is white plaster on the rim and side surfaces of the fragment, while a thick layer was applied on the external surface of the neck. The decoration is damaged.
45.10.18 Both fragments are badly damaged with i)small section of decoration missing, white deposit possibly material used to glue fragment back together. Cross section shows that the vessel was not fired all the way through. ii) Same as other fragment
45.10.31 very damaged. Came from a lot that had been bombed during the Blitz in 1945
45.10.5 Comprised of nine rejoined fragments and nine loose fragments, one of which shows the head and shoulders of a youth, badly damaged in fire. Five pieces were badly damaged when it was found in 1979 - more detailed in Ure inventory. Underside has been repainted. Exterior surface design is in remarkably good condition considering the damage done to the interior surface. Stem remains but the foot is completely missing.
45.6.32 Badly damaged rim and mouth. Small chip to base. Decoration is in good condition.
45.6.6 Base badly damaged. Paint on underside is faded to red. Grey deposits inside object and inside conical foot.
47.2.27 Lower part of body broken off. Right side of face damaged, although features on left preserved.
52.3.2 Body and base surfaces are terribly damaged with large chunks missing although these do not go all the way through. Paint worn from inside mouth. Glaze and paint remain relatively undamaged on areas that have not been chipped away.
56.8.2 Lid missing. Complete, and intact for handles, broken in 3 parts, reattached. Surface damaged with scratches, pitting, white deposits, and dark stains.
58.2.1 Rim badly damaged.
71.12.4 Intact. Discolouration to green. Not bent or damaged.
71.12.5 Two holes have been restored with transparent material. The end of the strigil is damaged. Discolouration of bronze to green, blue and black. Only a couple of areas of the true bronze colour remains. A couple of cracks have appeared making the object fragile.
E.23.42.1-4 One of the long beads has a damaged surface where glaze has cracked, giving a whitish appearance.
E.23.43.4 Intact, altough the ends are rough and distorted suggesting they have been damaged. The glaze has completey worn away.
E.62.51 Intact. On the underside the wood is apparently water damaged and there is some rotting at the end of the cobra where it presumably once joined to the larger object (crown). There is a large crack on the underside near the very top head of the cobra.
L.2011.1.23 damaged, a large chip on one of the faces and around the edges
L.2011.1.35 Fragment. Broken at the bottom and damaged along the stem and top, sediments along the stem.
REDMG:1951.144.1 Rim and foot are cracked once and twice, respectively, but remain intact. There is a gouge on the rim, as well as some smaller chips on the base. Decoration damaged with cracks and reddish-brown stains. White deposits on lower part of rim and underside, as well as foot.
REDMG:1953.25.13 Damaged base, missing part of foot. Worn and chipped decoration on handle, inside mouth, and lower part of body.
REDMG:1953.25.37 Neck, mouth and handle lost. Surface much damaged where paint has been worn and clay has chipped. Deposits on underside.
REDMG:1958.39.1 Part of splayed base missing, some concretion on back. Face worn, eyes depicted with paint now lost. Nose damaged, ears protrude although now worn.
REDMG:1964.1653.1 Neck and mouth missing. Base damaged. Some damage to the side of the object - appears to have been crushed on one sode.
REDMG:1964.1655.1 Neck and mouth missing and base is damaged and is now uneven.
REDMG:1964.1656.1 Half of mouth and some of neck is missing. Base damaged. Small scratches to surface.
TEMP.2007.2.49 Fragment; Damaged by fire, with chipping of decoration probably due to this damage. Munsell colours are for unburnt and burnt parts respectively
TEMP.2012.11.31 damaged, two parts glued together
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