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There are 32 objects for which Decoration contains → star
2007.10.2.318 Possibly the image on a shield. With a chariot and horses in the inner circle and on the outer circle are images of the horoscope star signs.
2007.10.2.319 Oval shaped shield, with chariot and horses on the inner oval, and images of star signs and astrology on the outer oval.
2007.10.2.320 Oval shaped shield, with chariot and horses on the inner oval, and images of star signs and astrology on the outer oval.
2009.10.2.106 Figure leaning on a harp, in the background another very small figure stands on a podium holding a sceptre, with star above head. Number 38.
2009.10.2.197 Figure on a chariot being pulled by another male figure with a shepherd's crook, with two sheep one on either side. star in the top center. Number 69
2009.10.2.248 (?) Gateway or building with two pillars either side and a larger central pillar. A crescent moon and star above the central point and a bird on either side above the paired pillars. Number 38
2009.10.2.269 Walking male figure wearing a helmet, holding a spear or staff and a variety of other objects, with a star and another object by his feet. Number 59
2009.10.2.278 Two male heads facing each other in profile, with a star above each head. Number 68
2009.10.2.280 Two nude male youths mirroring each other, both holding a spear in one hand and a sceptre and drapery in the other with a star above each of their heads. Number 70
2009.10.2.369 Male figure wearing a cloak and helmet, holding a bow and arrow. He stands near a pillar with a bird on it and a snake wrapped around it. A dog stands at his feet and there is a star above his head. Number 25
2009.10.2.393 Large bull with bearded man's face, with a star above on the left, a symbol on the right and a snake beneath the bull. With an inscription above the bull. Number 49
2009.10.2.51 An eagle on top of a mountain of rocks with cresent moon and star. Writing at bottom. Number 51.
2009.8.210 Profile of a man with a wreath in his hair. Close to his head a star. Inscription on his left side. Cast number: 1
2009.8.211 Profile of a man with a wreath in his hair and a star next to his head, looking right. The top of his cloak can be seen. Cast number: 2
2009.8.212 Profile of a man with a wreath in his hair and a star in front of his head, looking right. The top of his cloak, probably a paludamentum. Cast number: 3
2009.9.205 A couple. A man wearing a helmet and holding a stick or spear, behind him a snake and a shield. He is holding hands with a woman wearing a dress, behind her there is also a snake. Above them is a crescent moon and between them a star. Cast number: 40
2009.9.218 A creature half woman, half bird playing the lyre. In the left corner, there is a star. Cast number: 53
2009.9.29 A monster with a rooster's head, a man's torso and instead of feet it has two serpents, holding a weapon and a spear. On the right side a star, on the left side another weapon, looks like a dagger. Inscription at the bottom. Cast number: 43
2009.9.31 A monster with an eagle's head, a man's chest and two serpents instead of legs, holding a shield and a scepter. There is a star and a half moon on its right side. There is also a star underneath it. Cast number: 45
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.
26.2.8 Buff Slip, inside in centre, a six-rayed star, red for black.
27.4.12 Rim decorated with black lines/petals. Inside of bowl, there is a thick band and then two smaller circles, accentuated by thin black bands. The outer circle contains small black dots, the inner circle, a star shape made out of seven lines with a black dot in the middle. Underside of the rim, shows same line/petal motif as other side, but then there is only a thin band. Inside this is an alternating swastika and dot rosette pattern, and then another thin band. A thick black band is around the neck of the foot, the rim and base of which are not glazed. The foot has a thin black band just inside the rim.
34.8.9 Quatrefoil with side hatching and central zigzag. Below, three petals below zigzag. Six-pointed star on back (very faint). On top of mouth four bands, the second from edge is broader. Dark brown patterning and yellow-buff clay.
37.11.3 The lip is decorated with five bands, of which the middle one is broad. On body, quatrefoil design, where all four leaves have red centres. On back, below handle, eight-rayed star. Bottom patterned with three arches (cf. RM.25.53.42).
45.6.3 Decoration black and red. Central star; rays; tongues; bands. On raised rim, cone pattern between bands. Underneath, rim moulding and moulding on base red, foot-ring black. Pattern on rim is triangular shapes with curved edges, some inverted so they tessalate.
47.10.1 On the mouth, small daisy petals between bands; on side, row of dots between bands. Zigzag on handle. Monkey-faced horseman riding left. Behind him a star with incised lines crossing at centre. In front large ring enclosing a cross with incised lines crossing at centre. Circular painting on base with four radiating lines from centre.
51.1.2 Interior and exterior of the mouth, neck exterior of handles black, fired mostly reddish brown. The underside of the rim has a reserved band. Underside of the handles reserved. The body is all black apart from the metope carryint the figure decoration and a reserved band decorated with radial-shaped motif beofre the black foot, decorated with two red concentric bands. Resting surface, underside of the foot. The top surface of the rim is decorated with two, concentric, red lines. Another marks the junction of the neck with the shoulder. The neck is black (reddish brown on the reverse side). The main scene begins from the top of the shoulder (under a red line), down the main part of the body. There are two confronted bulls with their heads bent downwards. Added red on partsof their bodies. Between them, there is an ivy leaf (heart-shaped). They step on a thin, black line, which separates the shoulder zone from the body metope. On the body, two warriors attack other two. All warriors have spears with teardroped terminations (three terminations are visible, the fourth is on a missing area) and wear helmets with coverings for the cheeks (only the right pair's are visible) with details (dots for the first and fillet for the second warrior) in added white (now fadded away). They all held shields as well. All are round, except for one. The right pair's episemata on the shields are visible (upper part of seated lion / tripod, rendered with added white that has fadded away), while the other pair's shields' interior is visible and so the porpax (handle) can be seen on the left warrior. Additionally, they all wear greaves. Added red on the contour of the shields, the interior of the shileds, helmest, one hoplite's greaves. Between the pairs there is an eight-pointed star. There are also two horizontal red lines below running around the body of the vase. Two horizontal red lines frame the reserved lower zone decorated with the linear motif. The foot is black, with two red horizontal lines. The base is reserved.
80.7.1 Interior glazed black, except a reserved band around the bottom of the bowl. Lip, lugs and exterior of handles also glazed black. Exterior: a band of lotus leaves on the rim, and a figural frieze on the body, with black bands above and below it; another black band just above the foot; the exterior and interior sides of the foot ring are black, while the resting surface is reserved; the underside is reserved, except for a black dot with black and red circles (one each) around it. The figural frieze shows: two confronting sirens, in profile, on either side of an inverse lotus bud; a water bird, profile to the left, turning its head profile to the right, back over its bod; two confronting panthers, both turning their heads to the front, on either side of an inverse lotus bud; another water bird, similar to the first except its beak touches its back. A 6-pointed star decorates the field beneath each creature.
91.12.1 Moulded design incised on top: rough circle ca. 6.2 cm in diameter, containing a dotted star. See notecard for drawing.
L.2011.1.53 Red glaze. Two figures in low-relief: on the right a human figure with legs outturned, on the left a human face (mask) with a sort of base or plate on the head; above the plate two legs of an incomplete human figure. On the sides of this composition two vertical patterns, composed by short horizontal signs with below a six-ends star.
REDMG:1926.99.52 Daisy pattern on upper surface of rim; vertical bars on lip; crouching sphinx, profile to the left, on the body, with her feet curled down to the base, which is decorated with a 8 'pointed' star, surrounded by four 8-quadrant rosettes (five similar rosettes also in the field). Added colour (red) on the chest, wing, and underside of body. Incisions on figure and rosettes.
REDMG:1942.5.6.1 Five bands around mouth, some broader than others; one broad band encircles the exterior of the rim; short tongues emerge from the neck, over the shoulder. Body: quatrefoil pattern at front; four-pointed star at back.
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