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There are 25 objects for which Condition contains → fading
14.9.19 Small spots of deposit on both sides. Red paint on outer surface fading in one area and all red line on interior surface fading.
14.9.30 Black paint is fading as is the white. Surface is still smooth though.
14.9.32 White deposits all over fragment. Black paint fading to red at the edges.
14.9.34 Single chipped fragment; white paint is fading in places.
14.9.50 Band around rim on top and both sides is fading. Paint faded red from black on the outer surface. Very sharply fracture from vessel. Many surface cracks. The fracture is in two layers and is not a clean break.
14.9.56 Eight joined fragments, with two sections of restored pattern. Black paint fading to red inplaces. Free from deposit.
14.9.73 Paint wearing and fading from exterior surface although the odd area of red detail remains. Some flakes of black missinfrom the underside.
14.9.78 Intact, two fragments glued together, few surface chips, little fading of paint.
2003.7.15 Intact, paint shows little signs of fading, no chips or scratches.
2006.12.15 Fragment; fading of decoration; discolouration of clay suggests possible fire damage
2006.12.22 Fragment; fading of decoration
2007.4.213 Fragment; fading of decoration
2007.4.229 Fragment; fading of decoration
2008.7.45 Fragment; fading of decoration throughout, worse on the interior, some other slight chipping; "Aphrodite Aegina" handwritten in pencil on the broken edges of the fragment.
25.4.2 Incomplete. The surface condition is not very good, there are small holes and scratchs all over the surface, in and out, as well as fading on the decoration. The rim shows several chips, and the handles are very uneven. The resting surface of the foot is very chipped and uneven.
26.2.27 Bands on underside badly faded to light brown. Chip missing from surface. Similar fading on black paint on topside.
26.2.34 Top band on underside very badly worn and almost indistinguishable. Surface scratches and discolouration and small deposits at top. White on topside is fading but still visible and the shiny glaze remains on the black/brown.
38.4.3 Complete, appears intact. Paint extremely faded. Inside of mouth has over three small chips. There is one noticeable chip on the outside of the lip. The paint on the neck appears to have been worn away, because a pinkish clay is showing which does not appear to be a fading of the black decoration. There are at least two hairline cracks on the shoulder, with some of the clay worn away. The handles are in good condition with no noticeable chips, whereas the body has several chips and cracks. The base has a few small chips but is in very good condition.
48.12.13 Intact. Rim has small chips, the body has chips of varying sizes and also small holes which do not appear to go all the way through the fabric. There is a piece of debris in one of the handles. Colour is fading in some places, maybe due to firing process.
57.3.4 Paint on outer surface in very good condition with only a small area fading to red and small cracks appearing in surface. Not a clean fracture.
78.12.14 Intact, small hole in left hand side of the body, wash fading in places with a large amount of white deposit on the body and on the discus. Chip on surface of discus.
79.1.4 Intact, chipped on the moulded ring around the discus, decoration worn. Wash is fading especially on the underside. Tip of nozzle blackened, probably from use.
REDMG:1935.87.34 Complete but foot has been repaired. Ruddled figures are fading and now orange. Paint around foot is eroding. Deposits at mouth and inside and especially under base.
REDMG:1953.25.34 The pot is generally in good condition, but the decoration seems to be fading off.
TEMP.2002.9.28 Large flake missing from topside over zigzags. Thin deposits on edges. Black fading to red.
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