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There are 167 objects for which Condition contains → faded
11.10.16 Both handles missing. Glaze faded to grey and worn away on rim and grooves. Several chips on rim, including one large one. White deposits on body and interior.
13.10.17 Intact, half of neck and rim missing, on one side by the cross there is a section which has been chipped away. There are various chips on the body, and the paint has faded significantly on the handle and around the shoulder.
14.9.31 The red and white colour from the exterior surface are badly faded to only traces remain. Dot of black paint on edge and also touching exposed clay at fracture - possibly modern.
14.9.50 Band around rim on top and both sides is fading. Paint faded red from black on the outer surface. Very sharply fracture from vessel. Many surface cracks. The fracture is in two layers and is not a clean break.
14.9.75 Intact, paint faded a little.
14.9.77 Intact, paint faded.
14.9.79 Intact, paint faded, a few small chips on the decorated side.
14.9.80 Intact, paint faded slightly, a white mark by the purple area.
2003.3.37 Interior in in good condition, one of the bands is very faded and only traces remain of the added red. Also a patch of dark brown discolouration. Exterior is heavily discoloured with gray and brown build up, added red is visible underneath
2003.7.17 Intact, paint greatly faded on exterior.
2003.7.18 Intact, paint slightly faded on both sides. A small chip on the rim on the base.
2003.7.21 Intact, paint faded on the exterior.
2003.7.22 Intact, paint has faded a little on the exterior.
2003.7.23 Intact, paint faded significantly on the exterior, and slightly on the interior.
2003.7.24 Intact, paint has faded slightly on both sides.
2003.7.26 Intact, paint has worn off and faded a lot on both the interior, where only a small area of black and dark red remains, and the exterior where the white is barely visible, yet the black paint remains.
2003.7.27 Intact, paint has faded slightly on both sides.
2003.7.28 Fragment. Intact, paint has faded on the exterior, mostly the white.
2003.8.62 Chip in left side, black decoration faded.
2004.8.1 Single, five sided fragment, with two sides rough to the touch. Exterior black glaze weathered in areas across the decorated surface. Interior black glaze slightly faded in the centre.
2004.8.3 Single fragment of four sides (kite shaped). The reserved background has an incision (L. 1.6) which cuts into the sixth palmette. Five palmettes are partially faded in colour. On the reverse of the fragment, the black paint has been eroded along the edges of breakage.
2005.3.13 Body is complete, lid is missing. Decoration is faded and chipped on body and rim, gray deposits on the interior
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.
2005.3.29 Fragment, not good, exterior is very faded and has dark brown discolouration, interior is in better condition
2005.3.31 Good, black is not faded or worn
2005.3.32 Bad, fragment is heavily encrusted with dark brown deposits and red is faded and stratched
2005.3.35 reasonable, black whilst faded is still clearly visible, there a number of chips on the surface
2005.3.38 Interior is in good condition, red band is faded and worn. Exterior is heavily discoloured by gray and brown deposits, some stratches
2005.3.40 Black decoration is very worn and faded, plus some dark brown deposits on exterior
2006.12.116 Fragment; faded decoration.
2006.12.122 Fragment; accretions; faded decoration.
2006.12.32 Fragment; Decoration very faded
2006.12.36 Fragment of base and side; decoration mostly faded
2006.8.4.84 Gragment, glaze is very faded, chipped
2006.8.4.89 Fragment, chipped, scratched, glaze faded
2007.4.116 Fragment; very faded decoration
2007.4.125 Fragment; faded decoration
2007.4.197 Fragment; heavily faded decoration
2007.4.198 Fragment; faded decoration
2007.4.202 Fragment; slightly faded decoration.
2007.4.203 Fragment; faded decoration; various accretions
2007.4.234 Fragment; faded decoration; accretions
2007.7.1A-S All pieces are chipped with designs partly faded. A-F, H, L-N, P-Q, S: Evidence of later restoration; O-P, R: Fire damaged
2008.7.108 Fragment, chipped at edges. Wash is chipped and faded.
2008.7.184 Fragment; badly worn throughout, decoration very faded, interior badly chipped and caked with dirt.
2008.7.185 Fragment; badly worn, deocration faded and discolored, but patterns are fairly clear; large chip on the exterior; interior worn and chipped too.
2008.7.186 Fragment; badly worn throughout, worse on exterior; decoration heavily faded and worn, completely missing in parts; extensive dirt on interior.
2008.7.191 Fragment broken on five sides. Exterior: faded decoration.
2008.7.192 Rim fragment broken on three sides. Exterior decoration more faded than interior decoration.
2008.7.6 Fragment broken on five sides scratches and faded glaze.
2008.8.2 Fragment, heavily chipped at edges.Decoration is faded , in particular the red overpainting.
2008.9.12 Fragment, wash on interior and decoration on exterior are faded.
2008.9.17 Fragment, decoration on exterior is faded.
2008.9.18 Fragment in 2 halves, glued back together with join vertically down centre. Decoration is very faded.
2008.9.21 Fragment, decoration on exterior is chipped and faded.
2008.9.22 Fragment, wash and overpainting is faded.
2008.9.23 Fragment, interior is heavily faded.
2008.9.25 Fragment, decoration on exterior almost entirely faded away.
2008.9.4 Fragment, chipped at edges. Decoration is faded.
2008.9.7 1 large chip in one corner of exterior. Overpainting is faded.
2009.10.2.262 Intact but faded
2009.10.2.371 Quite faded
2009.10.2.410 Intact but faded image
22.9.3 Black faded and covered in white deposit. Complete but not intact, body made of six fragments joined together. 4cm crack along rim as well as smaller chips. Also chips on base and handles.
25.8.6 Incomplete, neck and mouth glued back on, most of foot still missing. Decoration glaze has become very worn. The rim of the mouth is chipped, and there is a large hole in one side of the shoulder. Most of the decoration on the body is missing, the band below it, very faded. Foot barely remains.
26.12.16 Intact, paint faded slightly on exterior, small surface chips on exterior.
26.12.19 Mouth and upper part of neck missing. Foot badly damaged making pot stand unevenly. Chips to shoulder. Colours on main design are worn and the black stem ahs faded to red.
26.12.27 Body: complete, comprised of rejoined pieces (foot), cracked and chipped along flange. Lid: reconstructed with some parts missing, large chip on top of lid. Decoration on lid completely faded on one side.
26.12.2A-B Base is comprised of five pieces, rejoined. Chips from rim. Lid has large chip from edge. Paint on both parts has faded.
26.12.34 Complete and intact. One fragment on lip rejoined. Other small chips around lip and one chip on resting surface. Black glaze faded and worn away in most areas to a dull grey.
26.12.8 Incomplete. Most of neck and all of mouth are missing. The decoration all over is very faded, especially on the body, leaving the surface very smooth. There is a large hole in one side just at the bottom of the main zone. The top and edge of the foot is chipped, on the inside of the resting surface is a small hole. There is a small amount of orange deposit on the resting surface of the foot.
26.12.9 Complete and intact. Very small chip on base. Black has faded to reddish brown colour. Paint and gloss worn of on some areas of the body.
26.2.22 Colours faded.
26.2.27 Bands on underside badly faded to light brown. Chip missing from surface. Similar fading on black paint on topside.
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.
26.2.32 Small chip on bottom of rim on topside. Red paint is slightly faded throughout.
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.
26.2.39 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.
27.10.1 Restored false neck and rejoined spout (with added clay around the join to the body), but otherwise intact. Black bands faded in places. Minor chips and scratches on the body and shoulder. The side with the spout has a crazed look (?).
27.3.8 Intact but with deep chips in body. Top half of object very badly worn, and decoration faded.
27.4.13 Complete and intact. Slight chip on lip, colour of decoration faded from black to red.
27.4.14 Complete and intact, small chip on side of lip and decoration faded.
27.4.3 Intact and complete; chips and pink deposits on the rim; pitted surface. On the outer surface, some of the glaze is very faded, especially on the base.
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.
29.5.4 Intact. Black faded to red. Chip to side of body taking off top layer of paint. Deposits below handle on body.
29.5.5 Complete but not intact it has been pieced back together. On the inside, there are small scratches on the surface and patches where the glaze has faded to red or even its reserved colour. The glaze has also faded on the handles, and the edge of the rim is chipped. There is evidence of a greyish/white deposit on the inside of the rim. On the outside, the decoration is much more worn and faded, and the surface has small chips and flakes. The resting surface of the foot is chipped and in the centre of the foot has been scratched the letters T and I.
30.11.3 Mended by two joining fragments and with section of rim missing. Paint has faded and top is dirty, making pattern hard to distinguish. Scratches on the surface and knob. Small chip to the top of the knob.Small chips around the vertical edge of the rim
30.11.4 Complete but repaired. The paint has become very faded on the exterior more than the interior surface. The handles are intact, but the paint is lost. Material is very soft and fine.
30.4.1 Incomplete. Two missing handles and pieces glued back together. The decoration has faded and shows red instead of black. On the outside especially, much of the decoration has faded or flaked away. Band around the top of the foot very worn. Some small patches of grey deposit on the surface.
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.
34.10.9 In good condition, complete ands intact. Large chip of 2.5cm on lip as well as a few smaller ones. One large chip on base. Scratches, faded colour and some white deposits on body.
34.8.6 Mouth has been repaired. Paint worn on mouth and handle. Deposits on base. Main zone design remains colourful but faded in parts.
34.8.8 Black has largely faded to red. Mouth and stem are faded badly. Scratches to back of pot. Base has been repaired.
38.4.1 Intact; lopsided; worn decoration around handles; white faded.
38.4.3 Complete, appears intact. Paint extremely faded. Inside of mouth has over three small chips. There is one noticeable chip on the outside of the lip. The paint on the neck appears to have been worn away, because a pinkish clay is showing which does not appear to be a fading of the black decoration. There are at least two hairline cracks on the shoulder, with some of the clay worn away. The handles are in good condition with no noticeable chips, whereas the body has several chips and cracks. The base has a few small chips but is in very good condition.
38.4.5 Incomplete: neck of jug is missing from the shoulder upwards; the handle is missing; detail slightly faded. Some white deposit.
44.1.2 Half of foot disk is missing. White paint has faded a little on shoulder. Glaze remains.
45.10.1 Spout has been rejoined, and rim has been chipped. Gloss has faded from red decoration.
45.10.10 Sixteen fragments that belong to the same kylix. There are parts of the rim and body (a,b,g,k,l,m,n) of the body (c,h,i,j,o) of rim, body and part of the handles (d,e,f), and the base (p). a) Should be rejoined to b. Interior: Layer of white plaster and small bits that have been pitted off. Exterior: Traces of white plaster and a spot that has been chipped off. b) Should be rejoined to a and c. Interior: White plaster and a large spot that has been chipped off. Exterior: Traces of white plaster and small spots that have been chipped off from the left and bottom edge of the fragment. c) Should be rejoined to b. Interior: White plaster and two areas that have been chipped off from the top edge of the fragment. Exterior: White plaster and two small spots that have been chipped off. d) Should be rejoined to e. There are two spots that have been chipped off from the rim and bottom part, as well as some pitting off (rim). Exterior: White plaster and a large spot that has been chipped off from the upper part of the body. The handle is also missing, apart from its lowest part. e) Should be rejoined to d. Interior: There are two spots (rim, bottom) that have been chipped off. Exterior: Traces of white plaster and a spot on the left that has been chipped off. Most of the handle is also missing. f) Should be rejoined to g and h. Interior: There is a layer of white plaster, few tiny bits that have been pitted off and a spot on the left that has been chipped off. Exterior: There is white plaster, a spot that has been chipped off from the top right side and some peeling off of the colour on the handle, whose largest part is also missing. g) Should be rejoined to f and h. Tiny bits that have been pitted off from the exterior. h) Should be rejoined to f and g. Traces of white plaster on the exterior. i) Interior: Layer of white plaster. Exterior: Traces of white plaster. j) White plaster on the interior. k) Interior: Layer of white plaster. Exterior: tiny bits that have been pitted off and slight traces of plaster. l) Could be rejoined to n. Interior: White plaster and a spot that has been pitted off. Exterior: White plaster and some bits that have been pitted off. m) Interior: Layer of plaster and a large spot that has been chipped off from the bottom left edge. Exterior: Traces of white plaster and a spot that has been chipped off from the bottom right edge. n) Could be rejoined to l. Interior: White plaster. Exterior: Traces of white plaster, some pitting off and a large spot that has been chipped off from the decorated area. o) Traces of white plaster on both sides. p) Slightly faded, with a few surface chips on interior and on foot.
45.10.20 There are six fragments probably from the body of the same closed-shape vase (amphora). i) Small bits of the colour have been peeled off and few small spots have been pitted off. ii) The fragment has been burnt. Tiny bits are pitted off. iii) The colour has faded away and has been peeled off from spots. Chips are missing from the edges. iv) The colour has faded away on the contour of the motives. v) The fragment is burnt. Bits of colour have been pitted off. vi) Bits of the colour have been pitted off, especially at the top and right side of the fragment.
45.10.7A-B Comprised of many rejoined piecesby (ca. 10 for the body and 25 for the lid), with some patches reconstructed. One of the legs and large areas of the base, body and lid are restored and repainted. The surface decoration on original pieces is largely intact, with faded white details, and some dark deposits. Decoration worn on the lower flange and the rim of the body, as well as the lower edge of the lid.
45.6.11 Chipped along rim of mouth, one handle missing the other one glued. Surface scratched and chipped and black band faded.
45.6.6 Base badly damaged. Paint on underside is faded to red. Grey deposits inside object and inside conical foot.
46.5.1A-B Complete. Large missing from the edge of the lid, and two large chips on the body, as well as smaller ones. Some scratching and weathering to the body. Decoration faded.
47.10.1 Faded paint on mouth rim. Incision lines remain clear. Intact. Crack in base of handle.
47.2.15 Complete, no chips, paint quite faded. The inside surface is worn.
47.2.22 Good, paint slightly faded
47.2.24 Good, but missing one handle, paint slightly faded and pinkish in places. Base not completely flat so object slightly unstable
47.6.2A-B About two thirds of the top rim of the lid are missing, while one third of its side surface has been reconstructed. The rest of the lid has been repaired through the joining of three fragments; the figural scene has faded. The body is almost intact, only a small bit has been chipped off from the rim, three tiny bits have been pitted off and a small part of it has been reconstructed. The rim of the base also has some pitted off parts.
47.8.1 Part of one side missing. Paint faded or fired to red. Picture still clear.
48.5.1 Intact. Pattern inside remains clear but some of the main pictures have faded badly (especially C). No significant damage to rims or handles.
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.
49.8.8 Intact. Small chip on the neck. Gloss is shiny and picture remains clear. On the back side of the body, gloss is faded. Paint worn on handle and under mouth rim. White paint has faded. white deposits on the top of the foot. Colour remains clear.
50.12.1 The black paint has almost all faded too; completely in parts and in others the paint is denser.
50.12.14 Fragment; a chip at the top on the exterior; paint faded.
50.12.16 Good, no chips, decoration slightly faded.
50.12.24 Fragment; paint slightly faded, exterior has two rough patches.
50.12.26 Single fragment preserving the entire base; black band is faded and chipped
50.12.29 Single fragment; colour extremely faded so that the pattern hard to distinguish; residue of black streaks on exterior.
50.12.30 Single fragment; decoration in good condition, paint slightly faded on both sides.
50.12.34 Single fragment, decoration faded on both sides.
50.12.43 Single fragment. The lines at the bottom of the circle are more faded, the thicker paint at the centre is less faded but has been chipped.
50.12.49 Brown lines faded in places
50.4.24 Comprised of two fragments rejoined with B72 glue. Wash has faded considerably in places, small amount of residue; handle slightly chipped.
50.5.3 Mouth and upper part of neck modern and intact handle. Most of the black has faded to a light brown color. The neck and mouth has been rebuilt by modern material. The surface appears in fairly good condition, except for some deep scratches around the neck. Left swan scratched face, right swan intact face. There are other small scratches on the surface and bit of flaking and chipping, especially around the edge of the foot.
51.4.9 Chips on the shoulder, body. Glaze on the rim large part of the foot and handle flaked off. Red colour faded. Occasional scratches on the body.
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.
56.8.6 Stem appears to have been repaired just above foot. Small chip in rim and edge of the foot. White has faded at parts. Surface is in good condition.
57.3.6 Fragment. Good: paint hardly faded
58.2.3A Intact, but cracked on base of pyxis. Lustre has faded.
58.2.3B Intact, slightly chipped on knob of lid. Lustre has faded. What are pink smears inside lid?
60.1.4A-B Complete and intact. Small chips on rim and the edge of the lid. Decoration faded in places on both lid and body. Scratches on body and white deposits.
60.8.2 Complete and intact, but in fairly bad condition. It has been badly fired, which has left the glaze patchy, especially on the back of the body. Fired to reddish brown. Around the rim of the mouth, the glaze has been worn and scratched away to reveal the reserved clay, as it has around the handles. The decoration on the main zone is still fairly visible, but is worn in patches and flaking around the edges. At many parts, clay flaked off. Around the top of the foot is greyish white deposit, also evident around the handles. There is a large chip in the foot. White has faded.
62.10.1 Complete and intact. Small chips on rim, decoration faded and worn on rim, mouth, handles, and parts of the decoration on the body. No lid.
62.5.1 Intact. Small deposits inside and some flaking of paint. Small chips in rim. Black has faded to red in places.
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.
78.12.3 Intact, slight chipping around the nozzle obscuring one of the volutes, the other is very faded as is the moulded design. very small amount of grey deposit. Unglazed.
78.7.1 Intact. Side A is badly faded and design has become unclear. Deposits around reserved band at foot. Some scratching to paintwork.
E.63.3 Intact and complete, most of the green pigment has faded although the glaze remains.
E.63.9 Intact and complete, the glaze is still present although the light green colour is somewhat faded. Aside from one crack and two small chips on the facade no detail has been lost.
L.2011.1.45 Faded a little worn
L.2013.10.3 Details of scarab body now faded and surface uneven, there is damage to the base and one side of legs.
REDMG:1926.99.54 Mouth missing. White is faded and stained gray on the shoulder; some of the black glaze has chipped off.
REDMG:1935.87.1 Missing large chip from right side of mouth; grayish-whie deposits, especially on mouth, top of handle, and lower part of body; decoration faded.
REDMG:1935.87.21 Decoration worn and faded
REDMG:1935.87.23 Intact. Colours faded and black paint inside is streaky. Stem and foot faded or fired red to black.
REDMG:1947.13.1 The mouth has been repaired from five or more fragments, each handle from three fragments (with some parts missing and restored on the left handle). The body is reconstructed from 15 or more fragments and the foot has been restored in wood. There is a hole (perhaps original). In the base. Slightly chipped on the mouth, pitted, and scratched; traces of white plaster on the external surface, while the interior and bottom are covered with plaster. Faded decoration in patches.
REDMG:1951.148 Modern wooden foot, joined rougly at the top of the stem. Chipped at the back and on handles; rim scratched; surface stained greyish-brown. Added colours faded and chipped.
REDMG:1951.152 Deposits under rim; white ground dulled and decoration otherwise scratched and faded in places.
REDMG:1951.156.1 Foot is restored; missing one chip on right side of shoulder; deposits on mouth, lip, and under handle; surface decoration has faded.
REDMG:1953.25.16 Superposed colour faded and glaze worn on widest part of body, scratched on rim, handle, and body, small chip on mouth.
REDMG:1953.25.22 Comprised of four rejoined fragments (three of which combine to form the mouth, upper neck and top of handle). Greyish-white deposits on mouth, inside of handle, and lower part of body. Small chips on top of foot. White details have faded.
REDMG:1953.25.27 Mouth broken off just above handle; foot chipped at front. Added white and red faded, and some black glaze chipped.
REDMG:1953.25.50 Surface worn, chipped, and pitted (one hole penetrates the right side of the body); added white faded.
REDMG:1953.25.69-70 Two rejoined fragments; single chip on knob and single chip on rim. Decoration faded; some black stains on top of lid; yellowish-white deposits there and on exterior of lip and interior.
REDMG:1964.1631 Missing both handles; white deposits inside and on junction of body and foot; glaze worn in rim and handle zone; banded decoration somewhat faded.
REDMG:1964.1688.1 Repaired in two pieces. Paint has faded on exterior surface and there are white deposits on the exposed clay at fracture. Small chips to rim.
REDMG:1964.1696.1 Deposits on both faces. Black paint faded to brown.
RM.87.35.22 The decoration is partly faded, there's two bits missing on the shield's design. Complete but not intact.
TEMP.2002.9.1 Complete, but worn. There is one small chip on the rim and considerable wear. The handles are intact and one is chipped. The black gloss has faded in parts.
TEMP.2002.9.30 Red has faded and may have once been black. Deposits on underside, but not heavy.
TEMP.2003.7.30 Intact, complete, paint has faded all over figurine, a chip on the left side of the head, and also on the right arm.
TEMP.2003.7.65 Single fragment. Convex side's colour is worn out almost completely (there is a hint of brown coloring near its bottom). The colour on the interior is faded and severely scratched.
TEMP.2003.8.1 Pattern is worn on both parts. (a) black of decoration almost completely faded, chipped throughout. (b) decoration not quite as worn as on the other part of the rim, joined in three places.
TEMP.2003.8.14 Single fragment with faded colours: black band faded to grey; black glaze on the either side a few small patches revealing the terracotta beneath. Grey and black deposits on edges.
TEMP.2003.8.8 Single fragment with faded decoration; large area of yellow varnish on one edge and other side.
TEMP.2007.2.42 Fragment, glaze is worn away in many spots and faded on the interior
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