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There are 94 objects for which Decoration contains → pale
114.9.45 Pale buff ground. In handle zone, continuous zigzag, black. Below, two broad bands, the upper red. Bottom reserved, except black foot-ring; slightly raised central disk. Inside streaky black. Black on handles.
13.10.26 Exterior colour quite pale with several large white patches and ridges, interior coated in brown paint.
14.9.30 Sherd with fragment of handle attached. Interior surface is reserved showing the pale clay. The exterior is covered with dull black paint and has superimposed bands of white with the suggestion that there is some pattern inside the band. Small section of handle is black as well. No finished edges.
14.9.50 Shiny red-brown paint on pale buff clay. On outside is a broad band under rim with a loop with cross-piece in centre hanging from it. Both parts have transverse bars. Below and along fracture is a curved line. The interior surface is reserved in the lower part but has as broad band covering rim at the top.
14.9.53 Brown, in places very pale, on buff. Scale pattern above three broad bands.
14.9.54 Brownnish-black on pale buff. Design consisting of lozenges or perhaps triangles filled with trefoils, the vacant spaces being filled with waved parallel lines.
14.9.55 Brick red on pale buff. Connected spirals.
14.9.58 Thick black bands painted over pale buff: 3 on main part of fragment, 1 on shoulder and 1 on narrow neck part.
14.9.59 Series of banded sections on pale buff background. Top section plain painted band faded to brown, followed by band of small black dots between two lines, then thick black band and 2 thin black lines then another black band that has faded to red and finally a thin black line with one further band that covers the corner and is visible on the bottom. The rest of the bottom is the pale buff of the clay. Inside has traces of brown paint particularly near the top.
14.9.60 Series of bands; 1 thin followed by a thick red band with several darker lines through it, 2 rows of dots set between three faint red lines followed by a thick darker band and 2 thin bands all on pale buff surface. Outer edge has traces of painted line and underside is reserved.
14.9.61 Outer edge has row of dark brown dots. On top, first band is same dark brown colour which is followed by 3 redder bands, a row of dots the same colour and 3 more reddish bands. All the bands are approx. the same width.Background is pale buff. Underside is reserved.
14.9.62 9 red bands of approx. equal width, a couple fading on edges to yellow, red paint worn away towards centre of the piece probably from further bands. Background pale buff. Underside reserved
14.9.64 2 thin horizontal black lines above handle, 8 below, 3 at right angles to these beside handle, all approx. equal width. 2 slightly thicker horizontal black lines on side of handle base. Background pale buff. Inside painted black.
14.9.65 Thich black band with thinner one very close, then faded line, followed by wide red band, and then black geometric pattern of squared horizontal interlaced S shapes between 2 lines, all on pale buff background. Inside painted black somewhat washily.
14.9.66 Yellow band, followed by brown band, then black irregular shape (possibly a flower) with a thick S shape next to it both partially obscured by red band. This is followed by three pale bands and 7 black line at right angles to these, 6 of which reach down to the 2nd pale band passing over the 3rd and the last only reaches the 3rd band. Background is pale buff. Inside painted black.
14.9.69 Black painted design. 2 thick lines diverging from medium-sized black section. 1 curves round, the other is straight with a subsidary line curving away. Over the top of the main black region is a largely worn away blob of red paint and there is wavy incised line through the bottom. More incised lines cross the black lines with most falling on the curved one. Pale buff Background. Inside painted black
14.9.70 Black petals around small circular indentation. Black painted section split into 3 sections by incised lines; 1 plain, 2nd with red paint over black, 3rd with incised lines at right angles to section lines. Further small black painted section. Background pale buff. Inside reserved.
14.9.73 Pale slip; interior: black, with added red band lined in white; exterior: animal frieze decoration consisting of two goats grazing to left (one hind leg with added red of one and head with antlers, neck with added red, and forelegs of second remaining); crosses, stars, and pinwheel rosette as filling ornament; below, black band above band in added red.
2006.5.19 Light red with pale yellow. With one large ridge and a few smaller ridges below the large one
2007.4.130 On one side, light red on the botom half and dark red on the other half. On the other side, a pale red background with evidence of a darker red pattern
2007.4.146 Red painted pattern on one side, starting at the top with pale red line, followed by a section of darker red block colour, then red zigzags going down, then another section of red block colour and finally orangey red stripes
25.8.3 Globular, trefoil moth, tricorne lid, shallow foot-ring. Black, underneath reserved. Clay pale buf. Some plaster filling. Tongues on shoulder, every second red, every fourth yellowish-buff, orig. white (cf. ball aryballos 39.9.5). Just below tongues
26.12.28 Clay pale buff. Decoration streaky brownish-black, in parts fired to red. On shoulder, two wave bands between two straight. Rest of vase black. Bars across handle, black line round lip. Side of foot and bottom reserved.
26.12.32 Pale clay; greyish glaze, uneven reserved patches between handles (at join with body), inside of handles also reserved, reserved band above footring (possibly unintentional). Footring black with narrow reserved resting surface. Base reserved with large black disk in centre.
26.12.6 Pale greenish clay once decorated with black paint, now brown. Two handles left reserved. Mouth black and on shoulder is a daisy-petal pattern. Just above the widest part of the body is a single row of dots and the rest is banded.
26.2.11 pale slip; interior: black with red band lined in white; exterior: top of rim glazed; pinwheel rosette preserved in zone below;
26.2.14 pale slip; interior: reserved band at top of lip; below, black; top of lip glazed; exterior: lip and handle zone reserved, with black line between; lower wall glazed; black around root of handle; at right of sherd, part of inscription;
26.2.17 pale slip; interior black; exterior: band just below rim; below, to left, part of eye motif with rosette fill; to right, lotus bud and part of a palmette; below, wide black band with added white line;
26.2.19 pale slip; interior: reserved at top of rim; black below, with band in added red lined in white; exterior: frieze of vertical black bars with added red at rim; below, black band above black-figure animal frieze: at left, part of lion or sphinx (rump and tail remaining) to left; on the right, part of large palmette with added red; dashes, star, and dots as filling ornament.
26.2.25 pale slip; interior black with added red band lined in white; exterior: narrow metopal frieze of crosses, diagonal dashes and squares between two wide red-fired zones.
26.2.26 pale slip; wide black band with added red line on top of rim; interior: set of petals in black and added red ; to the centre, two wide black bands, each with band in added red lined in white; exterior: four blackbands;
26.2.27 pale slip; interior: black band on short up-turned rim, extending slightly inside; on floor, from outside, key maeander frieze; black band with added red band lined in white; large black dot rosette; further similar band; exterior: accidental black line extending from rim; four narrow black bands and wide band;
26.2.30 Outside, a band below the rim, three lower down, faded black on greyish-buff clay. Inside, on a thin pale slip, large dots on the flat rim, a broad black band with thinner bands of red (and white?) superimposed, and what might be the top of a horse's head to left, showing the beginning of the eye on the extreme left, the ear in the centre, and the main impinging on the framing broad band.
26.2.34 pale slip; interior: frieze framed by bands with added red bands lined in white; three concentric circles with central dot, flanked to left by triple horizontal lines with petals either side, part of frieze; exterior: three black bands.
26.2.35 No finished edges. The underside has broad streaky black bands on pale buff slip with slightly raised moulding that must have encircled top of stem with a thin and feint band around it. Inside the dish, on pale buff slip, from top to bottom is the lower part of animal zone showing two hooved feet and grass. Below is a red zigzag between two white-red-white on black bands. Below and in centre of dish (now missing) is a rosette made of leaves with dots and spokes bewteen.
26.2.38 Glaze fired brown; pale slip; interior: from outside, part undetermined black fire decoration; black band; maeander frieze between two wide black bands with added red bands lined in white; exterior: ring foot glazed; on underside, two narrow bands.
26.2.41 pale slip; exterior: black band on ridge at neck join; below, animal frieze consisting of deer (head, forlegs, and rump missing) to left; four petalled rosette and dots as filling ornament; at right, decorative motif consisting of two vertical wavy lines (or tail of bull?); below, two lines.
26.2.44 pale slip; exterior:frieze of tongues, some with added red; below, narrow band above frieze with floral motif consisting of part of large palmette and tendril; part of spoked rosette, dots, and dashes as filling ornament.
26.2.45 pale slip; exterior: from top, frieze of short tongues; below, part of large palmette and tendril decoration with part of spoked rosette and small crosses as filling ornament; below, three bands (one black, one in added white and one in added red)
26.2.46 pale slip; exterior: from top, part of frieze of tongues; below from left, black-figure decoration consisting of possibly part of a wing with added red; to right, part of large palmette with pinwheel and dot rosettes and dashes as filling ornament; below, black band with superimposed band in added white;
26.2.47 glaze fired orange-brown; pale slip; from top, black figure decoration, possibly a duck; maeander frieze between wide bands with traces of bands in added white and red; glazed area;
26.2.48 pale slip; exterior, from top: frieze with black-figure decoration consisting of breast and right foreleg of crounching feline to right; on right, possible blob rosette as filling ornament; below, wide black band with traces of bands in added white and red; below, animal procession to left in silhouette style (rump, tail, and part of hind legs of possible goat remaining); part two rosettes and dashes as filling ornament.
26.2.5 pale slip; interior: painted streaky black; exterior: top of lip black; two dot rosettes preserved below, above triple band;
26.2.51 pale slip; exterior, from top: traces of undetermined decoration; band with added red and white lines; black-figure frieze of sphinxes (one with face and forelegs missing, and face, chest and forelegs of second remaining) to left; splinter rosettes and dots as filling ornament; below, second band, then frieze with animal procession in silhouette style consisting of goat grazing to left (horn, shoulders and back remaining); short vertical bars, dot, and maeander cross as filling ornament;
26.2.58 pale slip; interior: black band at top of wall, reserved below; stepped maeander frieze on top of rim, edge glazed; black band below neck and shoulder join; on shoulder, large floral/star pattern at left; maeander or square pattern at right;
26.2.60 pale slip; interior: reserved band at rim, glazed streaky black below, with lotus flower in added white and added red; exterior: band of short diagonal strokes between black (fired brown) band; below, top of undetermined motif.
26.2.69 pale slip; interior: glazed vlack with part of two bands in added white above part of rosette with red and white petals; exterior reserved.;
26.2.7 pale slip; interior black with band in added red, lined in white; top of rim black; exterior: left and bit of right eye with triangular brow;
26.2.83 pale slip; interior: black-figure decoration consisting of part of Gorgoneion's head and hair with added red; exterior: from outside, parts of frieze of short verticals; black band; two narrow dilute bands; broad black band with added red and white bands on top; three dilute bands; dot frieze;
26.2.9 pale slip; interior black save tondo which has added red dot and ring; exterior: around lower body, parts of voided rays, or zig-zag; band at join of wall and foot; inside of foot glazed; on underside black band and central dot;
26.2.91 pale red slip; interior glazed black; exterior: black-figure decoration consisting of winged creature, possibly a bird or siren with outspread wings (breast with added red and right wing remaining) to right; incised dotted rosette with red as filling ornament.
26.2.92 pale red slip; interior glazed black; exterior: black-figure decoration consisting of animal frieze to left (hindlegs and part of belly of one deer or horse and legs and feet of winged creature); below, wide painted black band with added red band lined in white; cruciform rosette as filling ornament.
27.10.1 Reddish-brown on pale buff ground. On shoulder, five groups of concentric arcs, three based on outer circumference, one sideways, one base towards neck. Eight black narrow band are nestled between two broad black bands. The pattern repeats itself on the body and base three times, with a variation after the first group where there are three reddish-brown narrow bands in the buff area. The base is buff, with an overlap of a broad black band.
27.3.2 Pale cream ground, paint brownish-black. In handle zone vertical bars, rest horizontal bands. Inside brown for black.
27.4.13 Clay pale and rough. Jug garland of ivy leaves. Cf. 27.4.14
27.4.14 Clay pale and rough. Three rough ovals on shoulder and top of body. upper part filled in with black.
27.4.15 Pale clay, paint fired red. Trefoil lip. On neck, a central panel with bird (?), flanked on either side by two vertical lines, panel of zigzag (?) or oblique lines, three more vertical lines. Top and bottom of body broad band; thin bands filling space
29.2.1 Brownish-black on pale buff ground. On top of lip groups of chevrons. in handle zone, warts ringed with dots; beside one of the handles a pattern of dots resembling grape clusters. On body, bands.
35.5.1-3 Meander border, showing corner of drapery. (1) Exterior showing part of palmette complex with heel on extreme right. (2) Legs with very pale diluted gloss for markings. (3) Volute and 2 leaves of a palmette; relief contour for most of the tendrils and central
37.11.8 The decoration is executed in a colour varying from dull black to brown, on pale buff ground. Rim: Concentric circles on the upper surface and spots (tongues) on the side one (stephane). At the joining point of rim and neck there is a band and at the upper part of the neck a horizontal row of spots. Central handle: Decorated with short, thick, leaning lines. Neck: An olive wreath, the ends of which meet at the front where there is a cluster of olives (?) (dots). Shoulder: There is another horizontal row of dots immediately below neck that seem to be hanging from a line. At the join of shoulder and body, there is a broad band in the middle of two thin, concentric lines. Body: In the front, between the two handles, an olive-tree branch, framed by (left and right) a vertical motif of a row of dots, a line, two rows of larger, ovaloid dots and another line. This motif can also be found at the other side of the handles, used to frame a linear pattern (from a short line appear to be emerging three longer ones. On either side a vertical line, which leans slightly towards the motif in the middle. From the centre of this line emerges a long, wavy line. Below: there are two, concentric bands and three more that are not very obvious(?). The handles are ornamented with large dots. The foot is black, but the colour looks uneven. Interior of neck: Two concentric circles.
38.4.2 Reddish-brown on pale buff ground. The false neck is decorated predominantly in a black band, with a narrow and broad black circular band in the centre of the false neck. The underside appears to be reserved, with a single thick black line at the base on the false neck. The true neck has a faded broad back band around and overlapping the lp. There is a broad black band at the base of the neck, and also a black blob on the side facing the false neck. On the shoulder there are six groups of narrow black lines painted horizontally. There is one group of either side of the true neck, both have eight horizontal lines, the one on the left has two rings of black to either side of it. The groups of lines on the other side, if faced with the true neck at the top, have groups of 6, 7, 9. 8 horizontal lines, all with a small ring of black in between them. The shoulder is outlined with a broad ring of black. The body has four broad black lines, which have faded to a reddish brown. Adjacent are narrow red rings; four above the first band, two within the first band, two within the second band, two or three below the second band. The fourth band does not overlap the base, which is slightly concave in shape, and has the suggestion of a foot ring.
38.4.3 Black detail faded to brown on pale buff background. Interior of mouth has faded remains of a 0.6 cm thick black circular band. The rest of the interior is reserved. The lip has indications of one, possible two extremely narrow black bands around the circumference. The neck shows signs of either having a very thick black band or several narrow black bands painted closely together. On the shoulder there are two narrow bland bands, then an 1.5 cm area of cross hatching which is surrounded on both sides by a broad black band. The handles appear to have been painted in black on the top and side, and reserved underneath. The main body of the pyxis consists of two narrow brown bands separated by the reserve, then a black band, the pattern is repeated once to the base. The base itself has a black band which overlaps from the body, then two groups of concentric rings, three in the inner circle, and four in the outer circle.
38.4.4 Decoration matte brownish-black on pale buff ground; horizontal bands and lines. Spout open-topped, painted black at sides and underneath. Broad black band around rim inside and out.
38.4.5 Brick red detail on pale buff background. Three groups of three red lines roughly painted, one group of two red lines, all are verticle lines curving to the left at the bottom, between a horizontal red band on the jug shoulder, and a horizontal red band on the lower body of the jug.
39.8.5 The inner surface is framed by a reserved line. Design shows part of a left arm and body of male seated on cushioned stool and playing a lyre. Relief contour, diluted glaze, very pale, for marking on arm and less pale for pattern on cushion and hatching. Outer surface is black and shiny.
44.6.1 Clay and surface of vase ferruginous buff, black glaze fired in parts to a pale orange brown. Inside is black with traces of red bands and there are red bands on the inner rim. The upper surface has circular patterns of dots (lotuses?) alternating with vertical rows of dots. Below these and above the handle are three bands, red between two black. Below handles are two bands and another around foot. Three bands on base with central dot.
45.6.1 Pale buff ground. Inside is black and red in places. Main design: five women with long plaited hair dancing in a ring, holding wreaths between them. In field are large rosettes with concentric circles at centre and round objects with horizontal incisions between bands of vertical incisions. At base are elongated vertical lines and the foot is coloured red. Five bands on base.
45.6.51 Deep, small cup of a pale yellowish clay. Rim slightly flarred. Short neck widening to round body with two upright handles on either side, one of which is broken, short foot and flat base
45.6.61 Short neck and small closed mouth, pear shaped with a flat base, pale orange clay.
45.6.69 Groove around the filling hole and a pale yellow wash all over.
47.2.17 Bottom flat, wheel marks on base. Pale buff colour.
47.2.22 Interior: black ring on pale buff, black at rim. Exterior: broad and narrow black rings and one broad red ring, central black dot. Two wish-bone handles, black on both sides but reserved underneath. White painted ware I or II.
50.12.2 Fragment of wall of krater or other open bowl. Pale clay, white slip inside and out. Glaze yellow to brown for black. Interior broad black band. Exterior, bands of curved and straight lines.
50.12.6 Fragment of comparatively fine open vase. Very pale clay. Interior black band about 1 cm wide just inside rim. Exterior lip grooved and painted black. Small bit of painted ornament.
50.12.7 False neck and one handle of stirrup-vase. Pale clay. Black bands on handle and top, and one at base of neck.
50.12.9 Fragment of kylix (? very little curvature). Pale buff clay. Interior polished. Exterior three shells.
51.4.5 Decoration in black and purplish-brown over a pale slip, with incised decoration on the back. At the top of the body is a broad band between two pairs of narrow bands. Above this is some evidence of a frieze of vertical bars. Below is a figural frieze, decorated at front with a geometricising bird flying profile to the right, holding a wavy line in his beak. He is surrounded by two crosses and two clusters of 8 dots (rudimentary rosettes) in the field. A floral decoration at the back is comprised of four interlocking palmettes, with purplish-brown petals and brownish-black hearts separated by incisions, with tendrils terminating in volutes emanating from either side of each sideways palmette. The lower part of the body is decorated with a thick black band between a pair of thin bands, above, and a thin band, below.
54.2.2 Reserved except for thin red band at rim, thick red band at neck, and medium red band at shoulder with thin streaky bands below it, level to the bottom of the handle. In between the bands there seems to be a pale white wash (?). The external face of the handle is also painted red with a small tail-like extension of paint.
57.3.1 Clay pale, paint greyish brown: large closed vessel, interior unpainted. Exterior broad black line, and part of a circular spiral in black. One small faded black line in middle of fragment, a section of a semi circle to the left of the broad black line.
59.6.2 Cylindrical with small circular hole in the middle. Made from a pale orangey yellow clay.
78.12.1 Shoulder decorated with egg pattern, three moulded rings around the edge of the discus. Moulded design of a oak ? garland on the discus. Pale buff wash. Marianne's corrections: Not an oak garland, it is a laurel victory wreath with ribbons. I don't see a wash.
78.12.11 Moulded boarder on the shoulder, two rings around the discus one of which is raised, within is a peacock displaying tail with head turned to its left, perhaps standing on a branch. Pale buff wash.
78.12.19 Shoulder is decorated with a moulded pattern of a vine, on the discus is a standing figure orientated with head towards the nozzle, holding a hydra in right hand and to the left is an amphora. Above the figures head, on the decline of the discus is a pattern of rays. Pale yellow wash.
78.12.5 Discus is surrounded by three moulded rings, within is a moulded stag, running towards the right. The nozzle is decorated with single volutes on each side that run down the bottom of the nozzle. Pale wash.
79.1.18 Around outer edge of discus is a band of raised dots within two rings. The inner area of the discus is decorated with eight individual circles with concentric circles within each. There is a ring around the filling hole. The ring base also has two lines extending from it along the longest axis of the lamp. Pale buff wash.
83.2.4 Small horned shaped peice of terracotta in a pale yellow clay.
83.2.5 Short horn shaped piece of terracotta in a pale yellow clay. On one side are several brown/red coloured lines, likely part of a larger pattern originally from the item the horn was broken off from. They appear to have been worn away over time.
87.2.1 Horse decorated with white slip on pale orange, with dark red (for black?) stripes on chest, legs, mane, tail, and harness. Head and mouth of the horse shows representation of bridle, with thin horizontal bands down the neck representing the mane. There are two horizontal bands around the main torso of the horse. Horizontal bands also decorate the legs, chest and tail of the horse figurine. Front legs are slightly projected forward, as are the rear legs backwards. The legs are straight and disproportionately long compared to the head and torso.
E.23.27 Pale fabric coloured brown on the surface.?
L.2011.1.63 Red background, with three white bands near edges, like a frame. Two couples of pale green leaves.
L.2011.1.64 Pale green, grey, pale blue and dark blue/purple tesserae on a white mortar. Grey and green tesserae are in the background; darker colours (blue/purple) create a circular shape, with lighter colours in the middle (pale blue and green).
REDMG:1953.25.102 Recumbent lion, with head turned to the right. Pale orange clay, with inclusions; surface has traces of white slip.
REDMG:1953.25.104 Wearing headdress with wreath, necklace and earrings. Very pale traces of red on lips.
TEMP.2007.2.47 Black glaze, faded to a pale grey
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