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There are 35 objects for which Condition contains → holes
13.10.11.11 Intact, chipping around both holes and pitting all over the body of the bead which is now filled with a white deposit.
13.10.11.12 Intact, chipped around the holes. Pitting on the surface of the bead which is now filled with white deposit.
13.10.11.14 Intact with ware around the holes, scratching on the surface.
13.10.11.15 Intact, small amount of ware around the holes. Some scratching and chipping on the surface.
2005.3.28A-B Condition isn't good on both fragments, interior is faded and and has some deposits of white visible, exterior is discoloured, faded, stratched and chipped. small holes are visible on A, possibly due to air bubbles during firing.
2008.7.154 Fragment, sides and faces chipped. Three large holes in a diagonal line towards one corner.
2018.6.1 The holes along the edge may have been made to bind the tablet to a lid or another tablet with cord. The grooves may be where excess wax was scraped off the stylus. There are several perforations down one edge, which would have allowed several such tablets to be strung together to form a book. One of the raised edges has been broken off. Some surface wear and staining.
23.11.31A2 The head is missing. The left arm has broken off below the wrist, and the feet are missing. There are two small holes in the lower skirt.
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.
26.12.18 Restored in two places at rim. Paint worn from handles. Design on the outer surface remains clear. Band on base worn badly. 7 drill holes in bottom of foot (taken by conservator Fred 214 for researcher)
26.12.28 Complete. The rim of the neck is chipped and underneath one side of the rim, there is a hole in the neck. There are small holes and scratches over the surface, some deeper scratches around the base. Inside the mouth and on the resting surface of the base is some white deposit.
26.7.10 Incomplete. Apart from the head missing, there is little damage. There are small holes and scratches on the surface, front and back. The white slip has almost completely worn away, evident now only in small areas.
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.
33.4.2 Complete but not intact. Rim of foot made up with plaster. Decoration worn in places, small holes and scratches all over surface. Lower bands on foot half missing because of restoration with modern materials, as is one handle.
34.10.16 Comprised of two rejoined pieces. Decoration on the front has faded, and resting surface is very uneven, as is the back. There are small scratches all over the surface and small holes at the top of the head. The back reveals lots of small cracks and holes. There is a white deposit on the chest area, which can also be found inside the base, as well as running along the cracks on the back.
34.10.26 Intact but not complete. Detail of the hair remains very clear, but the features on the face are less so. The eyes have been worn almost completely away, and the nose has a chip in one side. At the top of the forhead, just where the hair begins, is a hole. The top and back are uneven and show small holes on the surface. There is a small amount of dirty deposit at the base of the neck, and inside the hollow of the head.
38.4.6A Good condition. Appears to be two extremely tiny holes on knob of lid and one on outside black ring of lid.
46.9.2 Base has been reattached, has holes, and is chiped along the resting surface. One fragment is missing and there are large cracks in the body. Chips along the rim with one major chip which is 8.0 cm long.
48.12.1 Intact but gloss very badly worn inside and out. Air bubble type holes, perhaps from firing.
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.
61.6.1.2 Intact, few small chips in rim and scratches and pinprick sized holes on exterior.
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.
78.12.18 Intact, a few chips around outside of rim, scratches on inside and underside. Base roughened. Small amount of black at the end of the wick rest, white deposit in places. Two small holes, one on the underside of the rim, the other on the base. Unglazed.
E.2002.8.1 Intact and complete, shallow and very small holes in various parts of the body.
E.23.18 Intact if not complete. The areas where parts of the headdress has fallen off is quite worn. There are three deep holes in the headress that are symetrical about a crack that goes from the top of the headdress to the mouth. There is also a second crack on the right hand side from top to the base of the head, going through the eye.
E.62.12 Intact and complete. Very little glaze has been removed but some brown deposit can be found on the underside and in the holes over all parts.
E.62.46 Due to deterioration the sharp edge has disappeared due to deposits. The tip is missing and the bronze has discolored to green in places. Two small holes near the nail have appeared perhaps due to deterioration as well.
E.62.53 Intact, but missing what is stated above. There is some degredation of the wood and alot of the detail is missing. There are holes on the head and base where extra detail has disapperared.
E.62.8 Intact and the surface remains smooth although discoloured to red, green, yellow, black, brown and orange. There is still lustre on the surface and the incised lines are still clear except for the two on the outer surface. Two small holes have formed in the folded over rim.
E.63.29 Intact. Several large chips on the lip, large amounts of light deposit, more prominant on base. Elongated verticle hole at widest point of body. Two smaller but shallower holes to the right of the larger. Blackened from use.
L.2011.1.46 Fragmentary, chipped and worn around the edge as well as on the very top. Two intentional holes on the top of the lid.
REDMG:1951.1715 Surface eroded on interior; slightly stained on exterior; some minuscule chips on rim. Wheel marks on the exterior. Two holes left by inclusions on the interior.
REDMG:1964.1703.1 Intact. Some chips to body and rim but only very slight. Some pit holes on the body. Some wheel marks on bottom of foot. Very good condition.
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:1964.1715 Surface eroded on interior; slightly stained on exterior; some minuscule chips on rim. Wheel marks on the exterior. Two holes left by inclusions on the interior.
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