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Accession_Number	2008.8.2
Shape	Fragment
Shape_description	Trapezoidal fragment with 2 parallel curved edges.
Material	Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color	7.5YR 7/6
Decoration	Exterior: Greyish-black overpainting depicting 2 standing birds with curved necks. The bird on the right has wings spread and short horizontal lines on the wing and tail suggesting feathers. There is a reddish stripe overpainted across the body and across the tail. The bird on the left is cut off half-way across the body, but the same red body stripe and feather markings are present. Above the birds is a semicircle of thin bulb-shaped parallel vertical lines and around the birds are several circles of varying sizes.
Inscriptions
Condition	Fragment, heavily chipped at edges.Decoration is faded , in particular the red overpainting.
Technique/Style
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Date
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Artist
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Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims.	Length: 4.9; Width: 10.0
Location	11.2.27
Edited_by	Ellen Dobbs
Date_edited	4/9/08

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