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There are 138 objects for which Condition contains → underside
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.
14.9.109 Part of the body and the rim mended from a rejoining fragment. Part of one handle and two parts of rim missing. Lustre remains. White deposits around the stem. Chips to the rim. Parts of the gloss scratched off the remaining handle. The gloss on the interior is not lustrous. On the larger part of the interior thinly applied and fired red. More shiny on the stem and the underside of the foot. Noted in pencil: 'BM' and '26'
14.9.12 Paint wearing off from topside. Large chip to surface of underside - perhpas caused by an air bubble. Evidence of charring (?) on underside. No finished edges.
14.9.13 Dark deposits on outer surface as well as surface scratching and a flake of clay missing. The paint is in good condition though. The paint on the underside is in good condition too. Possible remains of a rim section but not enough to be certain.
14.9.21 Joined unevenly due to erosion of the edges. Small spots of dark deposit on exterior surface. Surface damage to underside where paint has been rubbed away.
14.9.23 The white slip on the underside has darkened. Much wearing of red paint on topside.
14.9.25 The stripes are irregularly spaced. White deposit on underside and exposed edges. Darker deposits on topside.
14.9.40 Streaky black paint on the underside but also covered with pink deposit. Paint has worn completely from rim. Dull black on the outer surface with some parts thinning considerably.
14.9.51 Some deposits on the underside. Some flaking of paint on topside but the majority is in good condition and retains its glaze. Some red showing through black.
14.9.72 Some loss of paint on outer surface. Some surface damage to underside probably caused at time of fracture.
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.
14.9.84 Small flakes of paint worn from underside. Not at all a clean break. The colour and design on front remains in good condition.
2016.5.3 Handle is missing. Handle fracture on the rim and on the shoulder of the vase shows that it was a "ribbon handle". Some white chips on the body, neck and the interior of the mouth. White deposits on the underside of the foot.
22.3.26 Part of rim (about 1/4) is missing. Several very small chips and scratched areas can be found on the top surface of the plate, as well as one larger part that is gouged out. Also very small chips are visible on the underside of the plate and a patch near the missing rim is unevenly fired (red instead of black).
25.6.1 Chips on underside of mouth and paint erosion on the top. Intact. Some erosion of paint on body.
25.6.7 Fragment at top join of handle restored. Some deposits on underside of handle.
26.12.33 Intact. Surface worn in patches throughout, especially at the bottom of the bowl. Yellowish-grey adhesions on the underside.
26.2.19 Underside has badly worn paint as it has flaked off, although traces of white can be seen. On the topside some of the paint has discoloured to brown. Paint has worn away from rim.
26.2.26 Underside has slight patches of discolouration and bands are starting to fade. The topside has lost the white decoration so that only traces remain. No surface damage or deposit.
26.2.27 Bands on underside badly faded to light brown. Chip missing from surface. Similar fading on black paint on topside.
26.2.28 Painted bands on underside are wearing away considerably compared to the topside which has retained most of its colour apart from some white but it is now a little dull. Surfaces are all still smooth with no significant damage.
26.2.31 Underside is dull and discoloured. The colouring on the top is good except for the bands which have faded. There is some surface damage here too.
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.
26.2.35 Smooth surfaces except for a small chip to topside. Some bands on underside faded but the white on the topside remains in reasonably good condition.
26.2.36 Underside has some discolouration, deposits and scratches. Topside has good colour remaining but some of the surface has rubbed away.
26.2.39 On underside paint has faded to red in some areas and in others the paint has flaked away. The topside has lost much of its white dots and bands. Small bits arte flaking away as well. Black meander faded to red.
26.4.1A-B Much repair to lid which was in fragments but now almost complete apart from small piece of rim from underside. Paint dull on lid but remains clear on bottom piece. Two feet have been repaired and repainted and small part of lower rim is missing.
26.4.3A-B One handle is missing entirely and the other one is only part there. There are orange and white deposits on the underside of the body and the black on the inside has worn to a dark brown color. The rim of the lid has a large fragment missing.
26.7.5 Half mouth missing and large chips to underside of the mouth. Good condition paint. Intact.
27.4.1 Comprised of four or more fragments, rejoined, with two large fragments missing from the rim. The surface is weathered, with chipped glaze on the exterior and the handles, worn glaze on the rim and body, and slight pinkish-red deposits on the underside.
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.
29.11.12 Intact. Copious amounts of grey deposit on back, and white deposit on underside.
34.10.2 Wheel pattern is worn badly as has lower part of cinquefoil. Intact. Small chips to underside of mouth rim.
34.10.7 Complete and intact, but surface worn and dulled, with some scratches and losses to glaze. Underside shows a deep groove (probably misfiring), with white deposits; brown patches on underside.
34.8.15A Intact and complete, some dark marks over the surface. White deposits and one large scratch on underside.
37.11.5 Handle has been repaired; rim chipped; Gloss flaked off at places on the body, handles and the resting surface; small crack in centre of underside. Intact but assembled from 2 pieces. One handle, part of rim and body assembled.
37.11.7 Small dents to rim and body and scratching of paint. Deposits underside of handle and in groove. Chip in base. Lustre has worn off in places.
37.7.2 Intact but base of handle coming away slightly from the shoulder. Good condition design of siren and clearly incised lines. Some areas of red on handle ande below, possibly where darker paint has worn away. Some chips to underside of the mouth.
44.6.2 Intact. Black glaze slightly worn. Crack on underside of rim.
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.
45.6.20 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.
45.6.22 Knob missing. Good condition design although the white has rubbed off substantially. Some chips to rim and underside lip.
45.6.25 Large chip to topside of rim. Deposits on underside. Paint worn on top design.
45.6.6 Base badly damaged. Paint on underside is faded to red. Grey deposits inside object and inside conical foot.
47.2.10 Glaze remains shiny on the exterior. Flaked off the lower part of the body, underside and on the top of the rim. chips on around the base and on the underside.
47.2.6 Intact and mended from 6 fragments. Small part of the ring of the base is broken off. Small chips on rim. Glaze worn off at a spot on the interior. Gloss is not lustrous especially on the interior and the lower part of the body of the exterior. Deposits on the underside of the foot.
48.12.7 Some patches of glaze worn off. Small chip to rim. Deposits to underside and lower part of the body. Gloss is not lustrous. Chips on the body and part of the gloss worn.
48.12.9 Intact. Good condition despite a small chip on the underside of the lip and some scratches on the surface.
49.1.1 Intact. Small chips to the foot. Paint flaking on shoulder, body, handles, interior, ringfoot and underside. Chips on the surface of the body and shoulder. Black paint at parts fireed brownish.
49.8.10 Intact, surface pitted with one chipped piece on the base rejoined. A few chips on the body surface itself and the ring of the foot. White deposit on interior just below rim, underneath top of handle, and especially underside.
49.8.11 Intact. Small chip on rim and on the body. At parts the black paint is fired reddish. Paint faded on the top of the rim, underside of the base and on some rosettes and on one of the lions.
49.8.2 Almost intact (only one bit has been pitched off). The gloss has lost its lustre but yellow and white remain clear. Small dark deposits on underside.
49.8.6 Intact. Slight chip on rim. Deposits on underside of handle.
50.10.5 Intact. White deposits on base and underside of body, rim. Some paint chipped from rim, handles, interior of the body. On the exterior, gloss remains lustrous at parts, but on the interior is worn.
50.12.44 Single fragment, with red worn off of the underside, leaving only traces. Dark spots of deposit appear on the exterior.
50.4.3 Intact. Gloss worn. Rim, body and underside have white soil deposits. Small hole on the outside of the body. Rim of base chipped. Inside of bowl has brown soil deposits and gloss eroded.
50.4.5 Intact. Pattern badly worn away. Chip to rim at front and a few to base. Part of the decoration fired brownish. White deposits covering the entire underside of the foot. Gloss worn at aprts on the neck. Small chips and scratches on the body.
50.4.6 Mended from a number of joining fragments. Small fragment from the body is missing. Gloss is quite lustrous on the exterior, but rough and worn on the interior and the underside of the foot. Chips around the rim and the body. Deposits on the underside.
50.4.8 Complete but repaired where top of handle joins neck. Rim chipped and some lime deposits on underside.
50.5.5 Foot has been rejoined and there is a large crack in the underside. Interior slightly scratched with surface cracking. Reserved areas stained. Missing 5 large chips and other small chips on rim.
51.1.4 Intact and complete. Surface slightly scratched, especially around rim and on the siren's left wing, with some yellowish-white deposits above the siren. Small scratches over surface, especially around the rim, with adhesive on the underside.
51.7.14 Black retains gloss but surface is worn, with white adhesions. Single chip on the underside of the mouth.
51.7.3 Intact. The rim mended from 2 fragments. Small chips to rim. Lustre remains although some paint has chipped away around rim, handle. Slight scratches and chips on body. White deposits on the underside of the foot.
51.7.8 Intact. Gloss is in very good condition, shiny, with slight scratches on rim, neck and body. Surface of underside somewhat eroded, with white deposits.
52.3.1 Complete and repaired. Glaze remains. Body and neck mended from a number of pieces. Small chips around the neck. White deposits on the underside of the foot and on the top of the rim.
54.8.1 Piece missing from lip and restored with plaster. Some flakes of the surface are missing resulting in exposing the clay and leaving an uneven surface. Hole in bottom of cup. Black faded or fired to light brown in places. Scratches on the underside.
56.8.5 Piece broken off rim and one or two chips from edge. Small chip on the top of the knob. Decoration is excellent condition. Handle appears to have been reattached. Browny-black deposit (?) in rough circle on underside beneath knob handle. Gloss of good quality, still lustrous.
56.8.7 Glaze flaked off the stem, base, undeside and the interior. It has been fired reddish brown. Remains of a label on underside.
59.2.1 complete, slight bubbles and damage to glaze on underside of the amulet
60.8.1 Intact. One of the handles broken off and restored. Small chip under this handle. Bad quality gloss that is not lustrous. Thinly applied on the exterior of the body and the foot ring. Deposits on the rim, handles and the underside of the foot
64.7.1 One handle and the attached part of the rim are missing. The black colour misfired to red in certain places (e.g. at the handle and at the external side of the rim, underside of the foot, tongues, below the tongues, where the thin line is now reddish-yellow). There are deposits on the exterior of the body and the underside of the foot. Small chips to the rim.
68.12.2 Intact and complete except for two chips on the rim. The top of the knob has a crack across the middle, leading to a hole in the deeper recess. The surface is worn, with cracks to the glaze surrounding the attachment of the knob and white deposits throughout the decoration. Yellow deposits on the underside of the lid, just outside the flange.
68.12.3 Complete and intact. Yellowish-red accretions on the knob and top of lid as well as the underside mar the surface. The outer part of the lid is worn. The handle of the lid shows areas of wear, especially on the leaves. The stem and underside of the rim are covered in pinky/beige deposit. A white deposit occupies most of the underside.
69.7.1 The vessel is complete, but some of the decoration has peeled off (handle, edge of rim, straps and sole). The white has faded. The underside of the heel has one pit.
70.3.1 Mouth and neck have been repaired. Large chip to foot. Chips to mouh and lower part of the body. Scratches on the body. Thinly applied gloss on the handle and the lower part of the bodt misfired brown. White deposit built up around foot and on its underside.
70.3.3 Half of one handle broken and missing. Decoration worn (and missing entirely in patches where a ghost can be seen). Whitish gray deposits on interior and on preserved handle, as well as around the base (at join with body and on underside).
71.12.2 Fragment. Broken at the edges, bronze slightly corroded. Green with some rust on the underside. The colour varies from red, to reddish brown and green.
74.7.4 Broken at neck, glass shiny green surface. White and black/brown deposits on surface and underside of bottle.
78.12.15 Intact, chip on the base, underside of the nozzle and at the wick hole, small amount of chipping on the surface of the discus. Wash becoming worn in places, small amount of white deposit, mainly on the underside and on the interior.
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.
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.
E.23.61 Intact and complete. The only detail missing is the curl from the end of the line originating from the underside of the eye. The glaze has totally rubbed away.
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.62.27 Intact but missing the original gemstones, the bronze is slightly discoloured in some areas, particularly on the underside of the bottom triangle.
E.62.33 intact, small chip at the bottom of underside
E.62.4 Intact not complete (the head is missing). The detail is becoming less desinite and the underside has become dirty with what appears to be watermarks. There are small amounts of black deposit sparcely placed around the artefact.
E.62.40 All pieces intact. Still sit nicely together. White deposits on bottom part around rim and on the underside of the ring. Dark deposits (or remains of kohl) caught in the ribbing in base. Sandy deposits on outer surface of base have changed the colour considerably.
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.
E.62.59 Broken in three (previously written as two) places and a fragment missing. The cracks are very evident and the sealant used has left a glaze on the underside of the pot. There are also several scratches on the base gained through general ware and tear.
E.63.16 Intact and complete. Very little glaze has been removed but some brown deposit can be found on the underside detail and more so on the right legs of the beetle.
E.63.8 Intact, much of the blue glaze survives although what detail may have existed is now rubbed off and only basic detail now survives. There is a small amount of brown deposit on the flat underside.
L.2011.1.42 fragmented, worn and some white sediment on the underside and sides
L.2011.1.57 Quite intact, with one vertex missing; roughly hewn on the underside and chipped around the edges.
L.2016.3.7 Complete and intact. Small scratches on the surface, especially on the underside. White, slightly light brownish deposits on bottom part of rim, whereby lid would have sat on the pot.
REDMG:1935.87.15 Surface chipped lightly on exterior; dark grey patch on underside.
REDMG:1935.87.3 Intact. Underside of mouth is slightly chipped. Areas of white deposit around the body and handle.
REDMG:1935.87.31B Large rim section broken off and chips to knob handle. Decoration has badly worn off, especially on the animal zone. Chips to knob handle. White deposits on underside.
REDMG:1950.25.1 Nearly complete, except for missing a large chip on the rim (shows signs of previous restoration); handle has been reattached. Decoration cracked around handle attachment; lower part of body gouged in places, as is the underside.
REDMG:1951.113.3 Comprised of 10 or more rejoined pieces, missing slight chips from joins; slight yellowish-white deposit on interior of one hande; lower body slightly eroded on right side; underside slightly scratched.
REDMG:1951.130.1 Intact, but with two cracks across the center. Missing surface chips from the body, and underside. Decoration eroded, especially on lip.
REDMG:1951.131.1 The neck has been rejoined to the body, and the rim has one chip. White deposits on top and underside of foot.
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:1951.137.1 Two small chips on the outside of lid, and a larger chip on flange; white and reddish-brown deposits on the underside; glaze cracking above the bird.
REDMG:1951.139.1 Slight chip on the rim; white deposits on the underside.
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: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:1951.150.1 Comprised of 15 or more fragments, rejoined, with a restoration at the rim just behind the left handle. Surface slightly scratched and stained, figures darkened, and greyish-white deposits on underside.
REDMG:1951.151.1 Rim chipped and foot pitted; surface in excellent condition except for cracks around handle attachments, tan deposits on handle and underside.
REDMG:1951.157.1 The red surfaces have eroded. Some black glaze has worn off at the back of the handle, where it is also slightly pitted; the underside bears some tan deposits.
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:1951.1716 Surface slightly stained; one chip on lip. One side of the vase is lower than the other. There are wheel marks on the underside and body.
REDMG:1953.25.1 Comprised of three rejoined fragments, missing only three small chips from the rim; one superficial crack emerges from one of these chips; glazed surfaces slightly pitted, especially on interior; whitish-grey deposits on underside.
REDMG:1953.25.107 Paint remains clear and in solid blocks. The relief remains unworn. Deposits have clung to the underside material.
REDMG:1953.25.14 Decoration worn on handle and parts of body. Hole on the body below the handle. Light brown and white deposits on underside.
REDMG:1953.25.18 Large chip in rim and smaller chips on opposite side. Decoration worn, with whitish-tan deposits, especially on underside.
REDMG:1953.25.30 Handle missing, leaving a hole at the lower (shoulder) attachment; white/red surface almost entirely worn away; black glaze surfaces chipped; deposits on lip, body, and centre of underside.
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:1953.25.33 Glaze chipped slightly on well and rim, with brownish-black stains on underside and resting surface.
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:1953.25.36 Light grayish-tan deposits on lip and underside; whitish-grey deposits on neck and shoulder; much of surface has eroded; glaze cracking towards base.
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:1953.25.38 Lekanis: Seven rejoined fragments (including RM.1687.64), missing part of one handle and a chip of the flange from the opposite handle. Lid: missing a large chip on the knob. White deposits on lekanis rim and handles, as well as underside of lid.
REDMG:1953.25.39 Comprised of two rejoined pieces, missing 1/8 of rim and upper body and most of one handle. Tan deposits around rim, handles, and foot, including underside.
REDMG:1953.25.46 Part of the rim, above one handle, has been rejoined. Glaze retains lustre except where it is pitted and has eroded, on the interior and around handles; glaze eroded from decoration on underside. White deposits around one handle and on the exterior
REDMG:1953.25.5 Glaze unevenly and thinly applied; greenish tinge on one handle and rim on one side. Decoration worn, especially at the top. Whitish-grey deposits on interior; white deposits on exterior and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.52 Chips on rim, deposits on interior, attachment of handle, and underside; slight scratches on the surface which otherwise retains its lustre.
REDMG:1953.25.54 Slightly scratched in rim and handle, with light brown stains on underside.
REDMG:1953.25.60 Black glaze (mostly lost) except for reserved lower part of body and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.62 Large chip on rim; parts of each handle missing; white deposits on mouth, rim, neck, and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.67 Decoration worn; white deposits on top and centre of underside.
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:1964.1716 Surface slightly stained; one chip on lip. One side of the vase is lower than the other. There are wheel marks on the underside and body.
REDMG:1998.153.4 Missing a large chip from the front of the mouth; decoration worn and surface pitted. Yellowish-brown stains and white deposits on lower part of body and underside.
TEMP.2002.9.29 The paint on the underside is in very bad condition; streaky, dull and flaking away at the edges. The paint on the topside is dull but not flaking. Paint has worn badly from rim. Deposits are on the edges.
TEMP.2002.9.3 Glaze is extremely shiny. Underside has many deposits and remains of glue residue from a previous repair.
TEMP.2002.9.30 Red has faded and may have once been black. Deposits on underside, but not heavy.
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.2003.7.64 Scratches on rim. Black gloss and white paint very worn. Chipped patch where handle would have been, has glue on it. Perhaps the handle was once stuck back on and has been broken off again. Underside of fragment covered in white deposits.
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