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There are 111 objects for which Condition contains → grey
11.10.16 Both handles missing. Glaze faded to grey and worn away on rim and grooves. Several chips on rim, including one large one. White deposits on body and interior.
13.10.11.10 Intact, chipped in places and worn. Some grey deposit.
13.10.3 Single piece, Intact, but broken off at the pointed end. The surface has dulled to a mottled medium brown with flecks of dark grey (slightly lighter in colour on one side).
2003.8.63 Chipped and with lots of grey and white deposits. Bottom side appears to have what could be a smudge as there is a straight line that is shiner and a darker shade of brown compared to the rest of the object.
2005.2.4 Single fragment comprising about half of the base, scratched and chipped in places; broken surfaces abraded and covered with grey deposits.
22.3.42 Intact and complete. Glaze worn and lost in places, particulaly around the back of the body and the handle. Grey deposit on the interior and the left hand side of the body and nozzle.
26.12.34 Complete and intact. One fragment on lip rejoined. Other small chips around lip and one chip on resting surface. Black glaze faded and worn away in most areas to a dull grey.
26.2.88 Fragment an irregular circle shape, bands worn on exterior, grey deposits on interior embedded into chips.
26.4.4 Restored from many separate pieces. Glaze on the rim is slightly worn, as are the handles. The outer surface is worn. There is a greyish-white deposit in patches all over the surface, especially around the spurs and the reserved area of the main zone, as well as the top of the foot. On the top ridge of the foot, there is a hole. Colour on the inside of the pot has mostly worn away, leaving only more of the same grey deposit. Lid missing.
26.4.5 Intact. The stem of the knob has greyish deposit on it, a soft white version of which, can be found around the rim of the lid. The rim of the lid shows several chips. The underneath if the lid is covered in white and grey deposit.
26.7.7 Comprised of two rejoined pieces; join still visible across the back and belly, crack running from right ear to join. Body covered by white and grey depoit, feet are brown and shiny.
27.4.5 Intact. The rim, inside of the bowl and handles, all show evidence of wear, and there are considerable patches where all of the glaze has been removed. There are also small chips to be found on the handles, and on the inside of the rim. Where the glaze has been rubbed away, it has revealed a grey colour. There is also a thin crack running from the edge of the rim, to half way down the first black band. The well in the centre of the bowl is also slightly worn, to reveal a whitish grey colour, as well as a small crack running across the side. On the underside of the bowl, there is more evidence of general wear, including a chip just under the rim next to one of the handles. The bottom rim of the foot also reveals small chips, as well as a crack running across the middle.
27.4.6 Intact. Some of the glaze appears faded through use, with patches of wear around the top of the rim. Red/orange disk in the centre has big patches of wear in it that has rubbed away the colour. The handles contain small chips and one has a patch of brown deposit. The outside shows one or two small holes and small chips. The base shows small areas of grey deposit and small flakes have been knocked away through use.
29.11.12 Intact. Copious amounts of grey deposit on back, and white deposit on underside.
30.4.1 Incomplete. Two missing handles and pieces glued back together. The decoration has faded and shows red instead of black. On the outside especially, much of the decoration has faded or flaked away. Band around the top of the foot very worn. Some small patches of grey deposit on the surface.
34.10.17 Complete. The white slip has worn away in places, and there is a smooth grey deposit evident in patches. Also, the munsell colour shows through. The features of the face are still fairly clear, but the eyes seem worn. The surface all over feels smooth, but the base of the neck is slightly uneven and a bit chipped.
34.10.20 Intact and complete. The figure is almost entirely covered by a grey deposit, which makes the surface feel rough. Small detail still remains, on the face, the nose, mouth and one eye. The right foot is also detailed.
34.2.1 Intact. There are four noticeable chips in the rim, as well as evidence of wear over the black surface. All over the Kylix are patches of wear and small scratches. The reserved disk in the centre has a lot of grey deposit on it, as does the inside of the rim. This deposit is also evident around the handles, and in small patches along the main zone. At the top of the stem, leading to the base, are lots of cracks and some flaking. There is a chip in the side of the foot, and the well in the base of the foot contains a lot of grey/white deposit.
34.8.10 Complete and intact. Surface worn to show grey clay underneath.
35.4.3 Intact. The rim of the pot shows two chips on the inside and three on the outside. As well as this, there is a grey deposit, which is evident in small areas all over the piece. The glaze on the inside is worn and there are small scratches all over. The outside also shows signs of wear, with small scratches all over the glaze. At the base of the foot, there is more deposit, but this is a white/cream clolour.
45.10.2 One handle missing and large sections missing from rim. Large sections of grey deposits covering up the black paint.
45.6.19 Decoration worn. Lots of grey and white deposit over surface.
45.6.20 Single fragment, broken off at the top of the lid (just below stem); residue of varnish or glue on edge indicates that it was rejoined to other pieces. Pattern worn on top, where knob is chipped (on top and on side of knob). Grey deposit on surface, especially underside of knob.
45.6.24 Complete and intact, interior covered with grey deposit. One scratch on outside surface, close to knob.
45.6.27 Rim and lip badly chipped and broken on one side. Glaze very worn on surface particularly on lower body and edges, surface scratched and covered in areas with a grey deposit.
45.6.37 Intact, but chipped on the upper surface of the neck, with scratches and some white and grey deposits.Bad quality glaze fired brown on almost all the surface of the vase.
45.6.42 Poorly made/fired. Handle missing, black glaze only visible on lip and upper body completly worn away eleswhere. Surface rough and uneven, grey deposits over surface.
45.6.47 Small chip on rim. Glaze worn completely apart from in two very small areas. Areas of grey deposit over surface.
45.6.49 Complete and intact, grey deposit in places.
45.6.5 Intact but clay has flaked on one side of body where there are also white and grey deposits. Paint has worn badly on handle and sides.
45.6.55 Complete. Large chip on mouth 2.0cm, small chip on base. Deposits omn the surface of white and grey material and few scratches on body.
45.6.59 Mouth broken, scratches on surface also black blemishes and grey deposits.
45.6.6 Base badly damaged. Paint on underside is faded to red. Grey deposits inside object and inside conical foot.
45.6.60 Mouth broken, base chipped. Original grey worn away to show then pale orange terracotta.
45.6.61 Complete and intact. Surface scratched, chipped and covered in grey deposit.
45.6.70 Intact, small amount of chipping on the base. Blackening around the tip of the nozzle sugggesting use.Large amount of grey deposit on the front end of the body and nozzle. Small amount of wick hole cut in still apparent. A piece of grain? in the wick hole.
50.4.15 Grey deposit inside bowl. Glaze chipped in places and worn around rim and handles. Crack running around one side of bowl ending under handles intersecting mid-way with crack running to rim. Triangular chip on rim next to handle approximately 2cm on each side.
50.4.23 Intact, slight anomaly on the left hand side of the nozzle, ware all over the lamp with considerable amounts of wash missing. Outer ring around the discus is misshapen in one place, probably happened in manufacture. Protruding form on the discus has been broken off. Grey deposit in places, blackening at the end of the nozzle, probably from use.
50.4.9 Mended from a number of joining fragments but incomplete; noticeable piece missing from front of vessel. Lustre remains. Deposits on base. Interior worn with small amounts of grey deposit. Slight wear and small chips on the body and the resting surface.
51.4.8 Complete. The body mended from a number of joining fragments. Glaze flaked off on the top of the rim, body and handles. Small chip on one of the horizontal handles. The main zone decoration remains similarly intact, except for a few scratches on the surface, and in small patches, a misty light grey deposit. There is also some of this deposit around the ends of all three handles. Thinly applied glaze, especially on the back side of the vessel, allowing for the colour of the clay to be seen. On the resting surface of the foot is a chalky white deposit.
59.6.1 Intact and complete except for a chip in the foot. Surface chipped and worn, especially on handles. White and grey deposit on handles and foot; black dulled to red in places.
67.7.1 Incomplete. The figure has broken in half and been glued back together, however, at the back, there is a chip missing still. The grey colour is interspersed with deposit of a dark brown colour, which is even more prominant on the back. The features of the face have almost all worn away, except for the nose. Around the front and sides of the base are white and dark grey deposits.
73.9.1 Fragments, three seperate pieces glued back together. The handle areas are missing and nearly half of side B. The inside shows areas of grey deposit, as well as scratches, chips and cracks.
73.9.23 The surface of the fragment appears to be in fairly good condition, except for a few small areas of grey deposit. The back of the fragment varies in colour, moving from red to black and then grey. The surface however is again in fairly good condition with no real evidence of wear except for a few small scratches.
73.9.3 Fragment. Handle broken at tip, with small patches of wear all over. Scratch on the left side of the handle, pointing towards rim. Only a suggestion of rim remaining. Pinky, grey deposits on inside of rim and suggestion of the same up the outside of the handle.
73.9.5 Fragment. Both the inside and outside edges of the rim are worn, and there is a small chip. The outside surface is chipped slightly, and has a few small areas of a grey deposit.
78.12.13 Intact, part of the base is missing, hairline fracture radiating from this damage. Wash is worn, especially on the decoration and base. Large amount of grey deposit all over, interior and exterior.
78.12.3 Intact, slight chipping around the nozzle obscuring one of the volutes, the other is very faded as is the moulded design. very small amount of grey deposit. Unglazed.
78.12.8 Intact and complete. Wash is worn in most areas, White and grey deposits in patches over the base, handle and nozzle.
79.1.15 The fragment is broken to top right of grapes, revealing the underneath jutting out to a point, which has grey, miniscule soil deposits. Decoration is complete to left of grapes but is slighty discoloured due to soil deposits.
79.1.2 Intact, small section missing from the surface of the lamp on the left hand side causing hairline cracks. White and grey deposits over much of the surface of the interior and the exterior.
83.2.4 Chipped on one side of surface, grey and white deposit on surface.
83.9.36 Fragment; a few small chips on black gloss. Terracotta has fired grey (through burning).
91.12.1 Good condition except grey soil deposits on bottom, and slight erosion of design incised design.
E.23.10 The actual pallete is covered with many small scratches, which, combined with the reside of pigments, have left it a light grey colour. There are chips missing from two corners of the base, one larger than the other, with two other chips in diagonal corners of the trapazoid.
E.23.30 The mouth is badly chipped with the entire lip missing. The handle has been glued back on. Half of the upper body, and the handle are covered in a dark grey deposit. There is a deep scratch on the main body.
E.62.3 Single fragment. The image is complete except for the large chip in the head of the worshipper. There is also Red pigment remaining on his body. The bottom left of the fragment has no image and is speckled with a grey deposit.
E.63.24 Three chips on the lip. Several defects all around the artefact, one has been filled in. Only a few of the defects are deep enough to show the inside of the pot: it is circular patch of grey discoloration approximately two-thirds of the way down.
E.79.2 Intact and complete, there is a large chip missing from the edge of the bowl opposite the channel described above. The surface of the artefact is very rough and there is a large amount of grey deposit on large portions of the plate.
L.2011.1.1 Single fragment neck, lip and handle intact, broken at the junction between neck and shoulder. White-ish grey deposits all over.
L.2011.1.37 fragmentary and chipped, with some grey sediment
L.2011.1.38 fragmented and covered in a light grey sediment
L.2011.1.4 fragmentary, worn and coated in grey sediment
L.2011.1.41 fragmented, chipped very worn and covered in a white and grey sediment
L.2011.1.44 fragmentary, worn, slightly scratched, discolouration from scorching and covered in a light grey sediment
L.2011.1.47 Fragmentary, chipped, no edge and coated in grey sediment
L.2011.1.49 fragmentary, coated in a grey sediment, with lines indented on the top
L.2011.1.50 fragmentary, very chipped and worn and covered in grey sediment
L.2011.1.56 Worn, and slightly scratched around the edges with multiple patches of grey discolouration across the front
L.2011.1.62 Chipped at the bottom and covered in grey sediment.
L.2011.1.63 fragmentary chipped, slightly worn and coved in a light brown sediment; grey and white sediments.
L.2013.10.1 Intact, very worn with surface damage and grey deposits especially in the incisions
REDMG:1935.87.15 Surface chipped lightly on exterior; dark grey patch on underside.
REDMG:1951.132.1 Missing a small chip from the base. Light grey (lime) deposits on mouth, handle, stem, and foot, with build-up of tan deposits on the underside; resting surface stained grey in places.
REDMG:1951.142.1 Missing two small chips on the rim and one on the foot; surface slightly scratched and pitted, with slight grey deposits near the bottom.
REDMG:1951.147.1 Comprised of 5 rejoined fragments (largest fragment constitutes all of body except for one chip); surface eroded on female figure; grey deposits on interior of spout and underside.
REDMG:1951.158.1 Large chip missing from the right side of the mouth. Slight iridescence on the right side of the mouth; grey deposits on interior and on the right side of the exterior.
REDMG:1951.160.1 Nearly intact, with a large piece rejoined to the rim. Rim slightly scratched and red surface slightly worn; light grey deposits cover the underside. Red wash on figures seems to be wearing off.
REDMG:1953.25.102 Intact. Small scratch on top of lion's head, and cracks running from top of back, down through back right foot into base. Crack in front right foot. Front shows traces of white slip. Back shows areas of grey deposit on remaining white slip.
REDMG:1953.25.188 Intact. Relief features are worn. Pink and grey deposits all over, but mostly on back and base.
REDMG:1953.25.32 Missing two chips from the base, and cracked on the underside; glaze dulled in places and cracking around the handle attachments; light grey deposits on side B; added colour very well preserved.
REDMG:1953.25.35 Missing handle; glaze pitted, especially on rim and mouth some light and dark grey deposits on lower body and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.61 Glaze around mouth and neck is worn away leaving a dark grey colour.
REDMG:1953.25.72 Grey and white deposits all over.
REDMG:1953.25.96 Facial features quite worn but enough remains to distinguish gender. Built up with grey deposits.
REDMG:1961.199.3 Intact, but scratched with dark grey surface adhesions, and chips to the base.
REDMG:1964.1603.1 Intact, wash mostly worn off, small amount of pitting on the base. Large amount white - grey deposit on the interior, lesser amount on the exterior.
REDMG:1964.1610.1 Intact, many small chips in the surface, grey deposit over large amounts of the exterior and interior. Large amount of blackening around the nozzle, probably from use. Remains of a modern candle in the reservoir.
REDMG:1964.1611.1 Intact, centre of discus is obscured by damage, many small chips in the surface. Large amount of grey deposit on the interior and the back of the exterior.
REDMG:1964.1613.1 Missing most of the nozzle, small amount of wick hole visiably blackened, probably from use. Large amount of white - grey deposit on the interior, small amount on the exterior, concentrated mostly around the discus.
REDMG:1964.1619.1 Intact, large chip on the left side of the nozzle, score from the rim to the filling hole, large number of small chips. Grey deposit in areas, small amount of blackening around the nozzle, probably from use.
REDMG:1964.1632.1 Comprised of three fragments, rejoined, but missing a large rim fragment to the right of one handle, and much of the opposite side, including handle. Area of dusty light grey deposit on the interior wall; slightly chipped on the base. Reserved areas now coloured grey as a result of secondary burning.
REDMG:1964.1647 Mouth missing; gouge in shoulder (perhaps inclusion blown out in firing process); decoration worn and discoloured, with light grey deposits, especially on handle; base slightly chipped.
REDMG:1964.1649 Mouth missing, broken off just above handle; black and white decoration eroded; grey deposits.
REDMG:1964.1660 Intact. Slight grey deposits all over.
REDMG:1964.1663 Comprised of two joining pieces, which preserve ca. 2/3 of the entire. Slightly chipped rim and foot; superficial crack.on handle. Both fragments have grey deposits on the interior and some exterior surfaces.
REDMG:1964.1671 Large fragment missing from upper wall, comprising 1/4 of the rim; yellow stains, grey deposits.
REDMG:1964.1672 Single chip on base; yellow stains, grey deposits.
REDMG:1964.1713.1 Chips to rim. Surface has air bubble holes all over. Some flakes of clay removed inside. Grey deposits on underside.
REDMG:1997.209.1 Comprised of five or more rejoined fragments, repaired with plaster on the neck and left side of body; chipped, especially on the rim; surface darkened (stained) and dulled with grey deposits.
REDMG:2004.97.1 Comprised of 30 or more fragments, rejoined and with some plaster restorations; body is joined to stem with a new (rusted) screw. Evidence of modern breaks (on plaster joins). Thick dark grey adhesions on base. Iridescence and other slight deposits on interior.
TEMP.2003.7.43 Complete and intact. Chips around rim area. Deposits of dirt on the interior and exterior. Grey deposits on underside and base.
TEMP.2003.8.10 Single fragment, preserving grey deposits, some scratches.
TEMP.2003.8.11 Single fragment with grey deposits and scratched surface. Large area of white deposit on inside of fragment.
TEMP.2003.8.12 Grey deposits on surface, black deposits on inside.
TEMP.2003.8.14 Single fragment with faded colours: black band faded to grey; black glaze on the either side a few small patches revealing the terracotta beneath. Grey and black deposits on edges.
TEMP.2003.8.3 Single fragment with surface worn and scratched, in some areas colour has worn to a light grey.
TEMP.2003.8.4 Single fragment with grey deposits over surface.
TEMP.2003.8.5 Single fragment covered in grey and white deposits.
TEMP.2003.8.6 Single fragment with grey and white deposits.
TEMP.2003.8.9 Single fragment with grey deposits and white deposits on the other side.
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