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There are 238 objects for which Condition contains → large
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.
11.10.4 Large chip to mouth rim. Paint worn especially on base.
13.10.11.4 Intact, large and small chips on the surface. Black deposit.
13.10.11.5 Intact, worn in places. Large part chipped off at one of the piercings.
13.10.18 Good, one handle slightly worn, rim worn away round edges. Large amounts of browny-grey deposit around the rim (exterior and interior), causing wearing of some of the interior decoration. Small string tied to handle (modern)
13.10.9 Large hole in one side, and hole at base of neck neck, part of handle missing. The vase has been repaired in several places including the body and the region where the neck of the vase connects to the shoulder. There are some yellow inclusions.
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.
14.9.18 White paint on interior surface has become discoloured and there is a large area of deposit. Surface of exterior is also damaged where paint had flaked away.
14.9.2 Foot broken. Large parts of surface of body chipped away, but still intact.
2004.10.4 Fragment. Chipped with large amount of deposit all over.
2005.6.1 Mouth missing the rim/ lips, neck is complete, half shoulder section intact, exterior decoration marked by brownish-grey deposits, large brownish-grey deposit found the full width of interior.
2007.9.8 Fragment, one large scratch to one side.
2008.7.122 Fragment, large chips at edges. A number is handwritten faintly in black ink on interior.
2008.7.124 Fragment, chipped at edges. One large chip on bottom left-hand edge. Other small spots and stains on interior and exterior. On interior is handwritten in ink 'A3 2.5 1.V.31 LS'.
2008.7.127 Fragment, chipped and scratched. Large chip towards top of exterior where a handle appears to have come off. Handwritten on interior in ink: '31 M IV 1-1.5 8L5'.
2008.7.134 Fragment, heavily chipped. One large chip at bottom of exterior. Handritten in ink on interior is: '28/4/3: A.IV.9.9 black ort 5.4.5 8L5'
2008.7.136 Fragment, chipped. Large v-shaped scratch on the interior. Wash is almost entirely worn away on the exterior.
2008.7.139 Fragment,chipped. Pattern on the exterior is heavily worn, large chip in top right-hand corner.
2008.7.154 Fragment, sides and faces chipped. Three large holes in a diagonal line towards one corner.
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.
2008.7.22 Fragment. Deocration worn. One large triangular chip to exterior covering 1/4 of fragment. "Aegina" handwritten in pencil on interior.
2008.7.38 Fragment; one large and several smaller chips on the exterior, general wearing on the interior; "Aegina Aphrodite" handwritten in pencil on interior.
2008.7.53 Fragment; several chips throughout, one large chip on interior; decoration worn down throughout; "Aphrodite" handwritten in pencil on the interior.
2008.7.54 Fragment broken on six sides; Exterior: large chip out of top RH side, decoration at base of fragment partly scratched off; interior:"Aegina Aphrodite" written in pencil across centre of fragment
2008.7.57 Rim fragment broken on two sides; exterior: top RS has a large chip in the rim, other various scratches on the rim; interior: chip to bottom RS, scratches
2008.7.83 Fragment, chipped and worn. Large chip on one edge.
2008.9.26 Fragment, one large chip on interior.
2008.9.51 Fragment, one fairly large chip.
2008.9.7 1 large chip in one corner of exterior. Overpainting is faded.
22.3.15 Two Fragments have been rejoined at upper body of figure. Chip on small fragment. Chip on large fragment.
22.3.16 Two Fragments have been rejoined at upper body of figure. Chip on small fragment. Chip on large fragment.
22.3.21 Large fragment. Outside speckled where soiled. Several small chips, the largest of which is above the figure's foot. Inside discoloured, soiled, with a tiny hole and a large oil mark, measuring ca. 5.5 x 5.0 cm.
22.3.34 Incomplete as entire mouth is missing. Large chip on bottom of body and small chips on the foot. Small area of deposit on the base.
22.3.37 Fragmentary with several large chunks having been chipped off from several points including the outisde's upper right section, left part, and bottom, and the inside's bottom and left parts.
22.3.41 Single fragment, roughly triangular preserving most of the flat bottom and approximately 1/4 of the arc of the lower part of the body. Large crack lengthwise down the fragment. Some whitish-gray deposits on the exterior and brownish-gray deposits on the interior.
22.3.7 One handle and part of rim missing, as is a large chip from the rim. Large piece missing from the inside. Two large marks are also on the outside of the kylix where the handle used to be.
22.9.5 Currently in 9 fragments. Main body of cup has had one fragment glued back into place. Does not appear that all pieces of cup are present. Needs to be reconstructed. Base has large chip. Bad condition however, black glaze seems to be in a good condition.
23.11.31QQQQ In good condition where preserved. The figure is missing a large part from the helmet's crest. The lower body is broken off irregularly from below the bottom edge of the shield.
23.11.31V There is a large notch-shaped section missing from the crest and top of the helmet. The arm extending to the right of the shield is bent upwards, and is missing the hand. The left leg is broken off above the knee; and the right leg is warped to the right, and is missing a foot.
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.
26.12.11 Incomplete and repaired. Large area missing from side and smaller fragments missing elsewhere. White deposits inside. One handle missing. Paint remains clear and colourful on the parts that remain.
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.
26.12.29 Complete. Body in two rejoined pieces. Knob on the lid is chipped on both sides and has been broken at the base of the knob and stuck back together. Several chips in the rim of the lid and some scratches. The body also has scratches and chips all over the surface, as well as two large chips in the rim of the base.
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.
26.12.30 Intact. Flakes of glaze are missing all over the surface, both inside and out, especially around the edge of the handles and the rim. A white deposit is clear not only on the inside of the Kantharos, but also in large quantities on the outside, including the base of the foot.
26.12.7 Repaired from sixteen pieces, although missing a large fragment (6.0) from one side, including one handle. Decoration very worn. Fabric roughened on one side, where it is more orange than on the rest of the vessel. Interior blackened with dirt.
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.
26.2.12 Fragment, large chip in the centre.
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.
26.7.15 Intact. All over shows small areas of wear, on the main zone there are small chips around the base of the handles. Above the stem, on the top of the foot, and inside the handles, there is a small amount of white deposit, including one large patch (which looks like it could have been used to fix a hole).
26.7.5 Half mouth missing and large chips to underside of the mouth. Good condition paint. Intact.
27.3.4 Intact. Two large chips on body and one on handle.
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.
28.9.1 Large fragment missing from figured panel, and many also from plain black parts. Much repainting and restoration. At least one handle and the foot are alien. Handles do not make direct join.
29.11.13 Missing (part of) head. Large areas of brownish-grey deposit all over body, with areas of white slip showing through in some places and chipped off elsewhere. On stomach, in between two front legs, is a small hole, perhaps from the firing process.
29.11.7 Intact. There is one chip on the edge of the rim, as well as a bit of wear. There is evidence of greyish/white deposit most noticeably around the rim and below one of the handles. Main zone in fairly good condition, with the usual evidence of wear and small scratches all over the surface. A large area of the the firing is red instead of black. There is a small whole in the stem of the foot, and some whitish/grey deposit around the edge of the foot and inside the base.
29.5.1 Intact. Large flake from surface taken from towards base. Colours remain strong. Black paint at bottom of body has suffered the worst.
29.5.2 The rim next to one handle has a small area of sandy deposit and shows where the glaze has been slightly rubbed away. On the rim near the other handle is a larger amount of a more whitish deposit, which is also on the inside of the pot. The glaze on the handles is marred by large amounts of greyish/green deposit, which also covers a large amount of the glaze lower down the body and on the base of the foot. On the main zone on side A, there is a whiter deposit. On side B, at the foot of Pegasus, there is a deep scratch. In the base of the foot, there is a crack down one side of the well.
34.10.15 Intact. The surface of the rattle is very rough, scratched, with peeling slip and dark grayish-white adhesions. There are three large cracks at the top of the ovoid part.
34.10.19 Complete and intact. The surface of the woman is incredibly smooth, the features of the face nearly worn away. There is a large scratch on the woman's right shoulder. As well as patches of white slip that is still evident, there is a smoky covering to the head, chest and knees. The base is very uneven.
34.10.23 Comprised of one large piece and three small pieces at the bottom, which have been rejoined. Missing the left foot and lower left portion of the figurine (previously restored or reattached: traces of glue and modern white plaster remain. Almost no traces of colour remain, except red on some of the head. White surface covered with grayish-tan deposits. Chipped on the back of the top of the head.
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.
34.8.15A Intact and complete, some dark marks over the surface. White deposits and one large scratch on underside.
34.8.9 Slightly chipped around rim, especially one large part missing from the upper edge; decoration worn and scratched in places; some light gray deposits on the inside and by the handle attachment; slight white deposits on the bottom.
37.11.6 Intact; slight chips on rim and footring; much of the glaze flaked off, especially on the exterior; large amounts of white deposit on interior, handles, and exterior. At alrge parts glaze is not lustrous. On one of the handles, glaze is fired light brown.
38.12.1 Glaze remains shiny and the paint has only worn away in small sections at the back. Large chips taken from the front of the object obscuring parts of the picture.
39.9.1 Mouth of jug appears to be missing its lip. Handle appears to have originally been black glazed, however now it is very worn. All decoration and figures on jug are quite worn. There is a large chip on the rim of the base, of the jug.
39.9.2 Large chip to rim. Paint is dull and glaze is gone. Streaky around the mouth, body and foot.
39.9.6 Lid missing. Badly worn design on shoulder. Large chips to handles, hole in mouth and large chips to base.
43.11.2 Intact but worn and missing a large chip from the rim.
44.1.1 Intact (tiny bits have chipped off from the rim). There is large loss of paint on the whole of the vessel (parts of the top surface, as well as the greater part of the lion design is lost, as paint has worn away).
45.1.1 Large chip on both sides and a crack on top side. Paint badly worn.
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.
45.10.2 One handle missing and large sections missing from rim. Large sections of grey deposits covering up the black paint.
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.
45.6.1 One handle partly missing and large chip to interior surface and outside
45.6.10 Intact but missing a small chip on the rim and a large chip from the foot. One further very small chip on the rim. Surfaces are slightly pitted with red showing through black surfaces.
45.6.16 Black gloss is still shiny at parts. Large flakes of clay have come away from the lower part of the body. Paint flaked off on mouth, handle, on a large part of the body decoration, shoulder and foot.
45.6.18 Large chip taken from body but not creating a hole. Paint around mouth and handle has flaked off. Bad quality glaze fired brown on the top of the rim, handle and neck.
45.6.21 Two large chips around rim and two small ones. Base broken and chipped. Black glaze worn on edges.
45.6.25 Large chip to topside of rim. Deposits on underside. Paint worn on top design.
45.6.26 Complete and intact, except for a large chip 2.8cm out of base. Interior worn in the centre, scratches around interior and exterior, edge of rim worn. Body patches of white deposit. Gloss of quite good quality that has however lost its brightness.
45.6.29 Missing a large part of the left side; chipped on rim.
45.6.55 Complete. Large chip on mouth 2.0cm, small chip on base. Deposits omn the surface of white and grey material and few scratches on body.
45.6.62-63 Deposits inside the lid. Large chip to rim of lid. Good condition paint on the base.
45.6.64 Complete and intact. Large muddy deposits cover the surface.
45.6.71 Intact, very small hole bottom left hand side and a few small chips. Large amount of white deposit all over the lamp.
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.
46.9.2 Base has been reattached, has holes, and is chiped along the resting surface. One fragment is missing and there are large cracks in the body. Chips along the rim with one major chip which is 8.0 cm long.
47.10.3A-B Lid intact and complete except for a large chip missing from the rim. Lekanis comprised of three or more rejoined pieces, rejoined with some plaster restorations, preserving one handle, most of the foot, and approximately 2/3 of the body of the bowl. The surface on both parts is somewhat worn, with whitish-gray patches, chips and scratches, and some black glaze eroded.
47.2.19 Good. Several chips on body and lip. Large amount of deposit on body
47.2.28 Intact, but large part of body broken off, also part of right side of the head. Concretion build up below chin and neck. Large deposits along left hand side.
47.2.5 Assembled from 3 fragments. Missing one handle, some of the rim adjacent to that handle, and a large patch of the bottom of the bowl, adjacent to and slightly overlapping the stamped decoration. The other handle, previously broken off, with another rim fragment, has been rejoined. Some patches missing and scratches around the body on the interior and exterior, rim, handles over; slight deposits on the exterior.
47.6.1 Chips to rim and base. Some wearing of paintwork but enough remains. Large crack runs down the length of the body to foot. Some deposits.
47.6.5 Complete, but the rim, base and mouth are slightly chipped. The vertical handle, once broken off, has been rejoined. The surface is quote worn, and the left side is covered with a large white deposit around the handle; there are similar deposits on the foot and base.
48.12.3 Intact but missing several large chips from the rim, one from the handle joint, from the foot. Interior pitted so red fabric shows through. White deposits on the interior in the area under one handle.
48.5.2 Major repair work done on one side and to neck consisting of nine pieces. Large chip to foot. Small chips to body. On most part of the figure decoration, handles, foot and mouth, black is fired to brownish. The gloss has flaked off from part of the figures, mouth and neck. White deposits around the mouth.
49.4.2 The vessel is repaired but incomplete, since a large part (1/4) of foot is missing. The lip is also repaired (from two fragments), but a small part is still missing. There is also a cracking on the interior of the rim. Many small bits have been pitted off from the vessel and a few small spots have been chipped off. Additionally, part of the paint on side A is wearing off. There is plaster on the interior of the mouth, as well as plaster and adhesives on other surfaces ((area underneath the rim and on the one handle) and resting surface bears traces of plaster as well and deposits?
49.8.7 Incomplete. Stem and foot missing leaving a hole in the centre of the cup. Deposits on rim, handles and inside. Glaze remains shiny on exterior surface, although flaking on large part of the rim and the handles. Thinly applied on the rim and fired red. Part of the black paint of the decoration fired red. Black paint smudge partly covering a bird on main band. Scratches on the top of the rim and handles.
50.10.1 Complete but the neck and the body have been mended from a number of joining fragments. Some repainting. Deposits inside. Large part of the painted decoration fired brownish-reddish. Worn on many parts. Small chips and scraches on the body and a chip on the resting surface.
50.10.3 Intact. Preserved in a very good condition. large chip on one of the handles. Glaze flaked at small parts on the rim, on the interior, arund the foot ring. White depositions in the interior of the footring.
50.10.6 Intact. Large piece rejoined from side A, but doesn't obscure decoration. Some pitting and chipping all over body. Small chip in rim by one of the handles.
50.12.35 Single fragment; large chip on the interior
50.12.48 Single fragment, broken off at the top and bottom. Large chip on the left, at the bottom.
50.4.16 Comprised of two pieces, rejoined at stem; missing a large chip from the top of the foot. Gloss eroded on rim, top of stem, and foot, but retains lustre.
50.4.7 Mouth and upper part of the neck assembled from a number of small fragments (repaired by Cameron Hahn, 17.08.2005). Large chip on shoulder, smaller on neck and small chip on foot. Quite ggod quality of glaze that retians its shine. Net pattern designe dcarefully although the maendar is quite rough. Scratces on the body.
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.
51.1.3 Chips on both the exterior and the interior of the rim. Chips on the body. Cracks are apparent on the body of the krater and two large fragments on the body have been filled in. The gloss is not lustrous and was flaked off the rim, on the top of one of the handles and part of the body and 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.
51.7.16 Comprised of many rejoined fragments, with restorations (large patches on side B and 3/4 of the foot is modern, as is the stem joining it to the base). A long crack extends through the rim and neck at the back. Chips on the handles and the rim. Gloss worn on rim, handles and foot. The gloss on parts of the figure decoration is mirroring.
52.3.2 Body and base surfaces are terribly damaged with large chunks missing although these do not go all the way through. Paint worn from inside mouth. Glaze and paint remain relatively undamaged on areas that have not been chipped away.
52.3.3 Incomplete but cleaned and restored at the Ashmolean by Rickard. Body is compiled of fragments with missing parts filled in with plaster. Five separate unattached fragments. Large chip from foot. Neck, mouth and rim are largely restored but some loose fragments remain. Ruddled areas worn and black paint is scratched.
53.8.2 Foot rejoined below moulding. Missing a large piece of the rim; otherwise chipped on rim and base. Some chalky white deposits, especially on base.
56.8.3 Large chip on the rim. Glaze flaked off at parts of the interior, on the handles and the rim. Gloss is not lustrous and it is not well applied on the lower part of the body.
60.1.1 Two large chips on the rim; glaze missing from edges of lip and foot; terracotta worn and grainy.
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.
60.8.3A-B Missing one handle, remaining handle chipped at point. Black worn/misfired (?) to red on lower part of body. Exterior decoration slightly worn and chipped all over. Side of lid chipped, one rejoined piece adjacent to large missing piece.
61.6.4 Complete and intact. Pitted slightly at the back of the body. Surface decoration flaked off on lower part of body and foot at the back White deposits on left handle; white stain over front of body large white (salt?) deposit. One of the handles also has this white deposit and the upper part of the footring.
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.
71.12.6 Large parts of bronze have broken away from the sides of the curved section. The most important aspect to note is the deterioration in colour to blue, green, black and brown. Only in a couple of areas does the true colour of the bronze show through. Deposits under the handle where it joins the body. Small hole to one side of the curved section.
71.6.2 Single fragment preserving some of the base and the lower part of the body. Missing two large chips out of side of base. Scratches and chips on exterior and interior. Some discoloration to clay and black deposits on the inside.
78.12.13 Intact, part of the base is missing, hairline fracture radiating from this damage. Wash is worn, especially on the decoration and base. Large amount of grey deposit all over, interior and exterior.
78.12.14 Intact, small hole in left hand side of the body, wash fading in places with a large amount of white deposit on the body and on the discus. Chip on surface of discus.
78.12.17 Intact, small chip on rim, blackening at the end of the wick rest, probably from use. Large amount of white deposit all over.
78.12.2 Broken into 7 pieces, with one missing. Large amount of pale deposit in the decoration and on the interior.
78.12.21 Intact, upper right half of nozzle is missing, long hairline crack reaching down into the centre of the base from ths damage. Signs of use visible on nozzle. Fracture around the edge of the discus continuing along the nozzle to the wick hole. Brownish red wash is worn, large amount of white-grey deposit
78.12.4 Intact and complete, some of the wash has worn in places. There is a large amount of white/grey deposit, including an amount making the filling hole smaller.
78.12.9 Intact. Handle completely missing, left side of the nozzle is missing. Wash is worn and chipped in places, large amount of white-grey deposit mainly on the base and the interior, blocking air hole.
79.1.12 Intact, small chip to the end of the spout. Wash is wearing, especially at the back of the lamp. large amount of deposit visible through the wick hole. Small amount of deposit on the exterior, more on the base. Nozzle tip blackened, possibly from use.
84.8.3 Large chips around rim. Black spotted deposits over surface.
E.2003.9.1 Base has a large chip in it resulting in a deep whole just above the base; large amounts of white and orange deposit all over the jar.
E.23.1 Intact, some detail missing from the carving. Several chips throughout, some large, i.e. on both bottom corners.
E.23.11 Intact and complete, with many scratches on the top of the trapezoid. There is a large black deposit on the base, which viscous to the touch so is probably quite recent.
E.23.12 There is quite a large chip on one corner, and a chip removed from the same side. There is quite a large amount of black deposit all over the object obscuring it's natural colour.
E.23.17 A large amount of skin coloured paint has chipped of, particularly around the bottom and edges of the object. The paint on the chest is quite well preserved. There is a large fragment missing from the right shoulder which also removes part of the lower right hand side of the pace. The nose and eye work has been removed or fallen off. A large amount of black paint has chipped of the top of the object. There is also a hole in top of the head and a large crack originating on the lefthand side of 'hair' and ending near the base of the face.
E.23.19 Intact, Several chips in the lip. The body has large scars all around it removing large portions of the decoration.
E.23.20 Several small chips on lip. Some dark red and black has worn away. There is a large amount of white deposit all over the vase, sometimes in large patches.
E.23.21 Large defect at the widest point of the body and the basse is considerably worn.
E.23.22 Intact, there is a large chip in the lip and several much smaller ones also. The surface is very coarse and covered in shallow scratches. There is also a noticeable chip missing from the foot. There is a deposit in the bottom of the orifice.
E.23.27 Intact, missing some small chips on the lip. There is a large amount of brown deposit all over the body and there are remnants of a Liverpool label.
E.23.28 Intact and complete, with a large chip missing from the lip. There are two noticable stresses near the foot, one which forms a hole the other a shallow chip.
E.23.29 appears to have no restoration or recent damage. The pottery is very rough with innumerable shallow chips, and there is a large amount of white deposit all over the object, a particularly large patch can be found near the base.
E.23.33 Intact. There is a large amount of white deposit all over the artefact, and several shallow chips out of the surface. The surface itself is very rough.
E.23.34 Intact and complete. There is a large amount of green deposit on the front of the figure. Some detail on the extremities, particularly the right hand, has worn away.
E.23.37 Complete but not intact. Small chips in the lid. The lip and mouth are detatched from the body. Large crack in the lip, deposit on the shoulder, small chips in the base.
E.23.43.7 Intact, but there is a large chip missing from one of the ends. Also the glaze is highly worn leading to a rough surphace.
E.23.55 Intact and complete, the glaze is gone leaving a rough surgace, a large amount of the green pigment is missing and some details from the mouth, also the inscription is incomplete.
E.23.57 Intact and complete, most of the glaze and a large portion of the green pigment is gone. The are several large cracks on the body underneath the head. A large amount of detail is missing particularly the inscription and the shoulder decoration.
E.62.10 Intact if fragmentary, the wood is somewhat degraded and there are three large chips, two at the top and one running along the side of the main body. It is clear from the state of the state of the foot that it has been snapped off a larger object.
E.62.18 Intact and complete. There is a large chip in the thorax and the edge of the base is highly chipped. The details however remain clear.
E.62.19 Mirror missing. Large crack down one side of the handle and the 'spur' on the same side is also cracked.
E.62.20 Small chip in the top lip, large amount of reddish deposit on one side of the stand.
E.62.24 Intact and complete, missing a large chip from the lip. There is several shallow scratches.
E.62.25 There is a chip out of the lip, and there is a large crack going arond the widest point of the body. There is also a large amount of wearing away of the red colouring oof the vase.
E.62.26 Intact, two large chips out of the lip next to each other. Small amounts of white deposit on the outside. There is also a small amount of wearing of the red pigment.
E.62.3 Single fragment. The image is complete except for the large chip in the head of the worshipper. There is also Red pigment remaining on his body. The bottom left of the fragment has no image and is speckled with a grey deposit.
E.62.30 Intact and complete with a chip in the lip that removes approximately one-fifth of the lip. There is a large amount of deposit on the inside of the pot.
E.62.31 Intact, with white deposits all over. There is a large but shallow chip near the base of the pot.
E.62.32 Intact. There is a large area where the top layer of limestone has worn away revealing the orginal colour of the limestone. There is a large amount of brown deposit all over the artefact.
E.62.38 Very large chip out of the lip, crack going from edge of that crack, to and along base and then back up the other side of the vase. Another crack joins this crack together along the shoulder. The crack can be seen on the inside of the pot.
E.62.39 Intact, but a large chip is missing from the lip, approximately one quarter missing. There is a crack going from one side to the other, starting and terminating at the shoulder, it goes around the base. Very little deposit.
E.62.43 Intact, but with a large chip missing from the lip. Several shallow scratches in the body, several small chips in the rim of the base.
E.62.45 Intact, including top lid and pot. The lid has a about 1/4 of the rim missing, a large chip and several smaller chips around the lip. There is dark deposit around the shoulder and there is a large chip missing from the rim of the base.
E.62.50 Intact and complete. There is a large chip missing from the lip from which a small crack eminates. Several other smaller cracks also begin at the lip. Base is pitted.
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.62.52 Intact. There are chips all over the object, some that just remove paint others that take some wood as well, particularly on the the left side of the beetle its self. There is a large white deposit on the right wing whcih has collected where some paint has chipped away.
E.62.54 Not whole, stuck back together from two pieces, resulting in a large crack. The lip is also stuck back together from three pieces. Little or no deposit.
E.63.1 Fragmentary but intact. There are no major cracks, but there is a large amount of muddy deposit all over the artefact.
E.63.10 Intact and complete. Around the base a large amount of the blue glaze has worn away.
E.63.13A Single fragment from the rim of a dish or bowl. The blue glaze is well preserved. There is a large malformation in the top right hand side of the fragment, and there are several shallow scratches in the surface.
E.63.13B Single fragment with a large chip in the lip and the glaze on the inside of the bowl is slightly worn.
E.63.13D Single fragment. The blue glaze is well preserved. There are several very shallow scratches on the surface and one large chip missing from the lower of the sculpted lines.
E.63.18 The fragment is intact. The ends of the fragment are tainted by a brown deposit. The inscription is very scratched on one side, with one particularly large scratch.
E.63.23 Intact, two large chips in the lip, the surface on the body and base is worn away in large patches.
E.63.25 Intact, with several small defects on body and one quite large one towards the base, and large, elongated areas of deposits, one at top of body the other towards base. Surface of base is worn.
E.63.26 Repaired from two pieces, leaving several large cracks on the pot originating from the base. Large chip on the lip.
E.63.29 Intact. Several large chips on the lip, large amounts of light deposit, more prominant on base. Elongated verticle hole at widest point of body. Two smaller but shallower holes to the right of the larger. Blackened from use.
E.63.5 Intact and complete, with a large crack half way down the body, and several chips missing from the base, a small crack originates here, the blue glaze is intact.
E.65.1 Cracked in the middle of body, large chip on rim, chip on base, some scratches and weathering on sides.
E.65.2 Intact and complete. The pot is covered with small, shallow scratches and small amounts of white deposit. There is also a large scratch going from the mouth down one side, accross the base, and terminating near the base on the other side.
E.65.3 Complete, but repaired. There three large breaks in the pot that have been repaired but are still very evident near the rim. Although the surphace is still smooth a large amount of the red pigment on the out side has worn away while similar occurances inside have meant that some of the decoration has been lost.
E.79.2 Intact and complete, there is a large chip missing from the edge of the bowl opposite the channel described above. The surface of the artefact is very rough and there is a large amount of grey deposit on large portions of the plate.
L.2011.1.23 damaged, a large chip on one of the faces and around the edges
L.2011.1.58 Pipe fragment with a large section missing from the bottom half and some small cracks, with ridges around the inside of the pipe.
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:1935.87.11 Large chip missing from rim on one edge. Some gloss worn inside the cup where portions have flaked.
REDMG:1935.87.22 Intact and with a substantial amount of decoration remaining. Two large dents to the side of the body but none to the mouth or handle.
REDMG:1935.87.25 Side A is intact by side B, once broken in, has had two large pieces rejoined, while one piece is missing. The rim and one handle are chipped. Decoration worn, especially on handles and side A.
REDMG:1935.87.30 Large wedge-shaped piece missing from rim down to body. Decoration has eroded slightly. Deposits inside.
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:1935.87.4 Intact. Paint is dirty thus losing its glaze in most areas and appearing very dull. Large areas of black have worn away, especially on back of oinochoe, below handle. Base has large area of deposit.
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:1951.158.1 Large chip missing from the right side of the mouth. Slight iridescence on the right side of the mouth; grey deposits on interior and on the right side of the exterior.
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:1953.25.18 Large chip in rim and smaller chips on opposite side. Decoration worn, with whitish-tan deposits, especially on underside.
REDMG:1953.25.2 Chip near base below one handle. Greyish-white deposits on interior and on one handle; glaze worn off on other handle, rim and large parts of body.
REDMG:1953.25.20 Once broken in on the front where two large pieces have been rejoined; missing one third of the mouth; white deposits at back and on resting surface; decoration worn on shoulder.
REDMG:1953.25.21 Comprised of several rejoined pieces, missing a large part of the right side. Gloss worn; chipped foot; buff deposits on base.
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:1953.25.51 Rim slightly chipped; glaze eroded in large patches, particularly around the body and base.
REDMG:1953.25.6 Intact. Deposits inside and large chip to inside of pot by handle. Outside shows some wearing of surface, with deposits on handles.
REDMG:1953.25.62 Large chip on rim; parts of each handle missing; white deposits on mouth, rim, neck, and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.68 Two chips on rim, one large and one smaller; decoration eroded, especially on sides.
REDMG:1953.25.7 Large chip on rim; glaze dulled and scratched; whitish-tan deposits on interior, rim, and top of exterior.
REDMG:1953.25.73 Large rim fragment missing from one side; large side fragment, including part of base missing from the other side; some grayish-white deposits.
REDMG:1953.25.77 Both nozzles mainly missing, handle missing. Left hand nozzle volute has been restored, small hole from missing fragment, from this hole are radiating hairline fractures to the base. glaze is worn in places, large amount of deposit covering the entirety of the interior and the back portion of the exterior as well as other areas.
REDMG:1953.25.85 Sculpture is not worn so design can still be seen. Many inclusions in clay. Large area of thick deposit on reverse side at top.
REDMG:1953.25.98 Fragment broken off from a larger item. There is a large amount of white pigment remaining on the suface; this suggests that it was originally white in colour. The nose is quite short, perhaps because it has been worn down.
REDMG:1964.1601 Intact, slight chips around the filling hole andthe handle. Black glaze is worn off in large areas over the lamp on the exterior and interior. Small ammount of whie deposit.
REDMG:1964.1603.1 Intact, wash mostly worn off, small amount of pitting on the base. Large amount white - grey deposit on the interior, lesser amount on the exterior.
REDMG:1964.1604.1 Large part of handle missing, most of the wash has worn off. Slight hairline crack in the base, rust coloured mark on the front right of the body.
REDMG:1964.1609.1 Intact and complete, moulded decoration very worn, small superficial cracks on the base (these could have been caused during it's making). Large amount of dark deposit on the surface.
REDMG:1964.1610.1 Intact, many small chips in the surface, grey deposit over large amounts of the exterior and interior. Large amount of blackening around the nozzle, probably from use. Remains of a modern candle in the reservoir.
REDMG:1964.1611.1 Intact, centre of discus is obscured by damage, many small chips in the surface. Large amount of grey deposit on the interior and the back of the exterior.
REDMG:1964.1613.1 Missing most of the nozzle, small amount of wick hole visiably blackened, probably from use. Large amount of white - grey deposit on the interior, small amount on the exterior, concentrated mostly around the discus.
REDMG:1964.1618.1 Right side of nozzle tip is missing. Large amount of white-grey deposit all over.
REDMG:1964.1619.1 Intact, large chip on the left side of the nozzle, score from the rim to the filling hole, large number of small chips. Grey deposit in areas, small amount of blackening around the nozzle, probably from use.
REDMG:1964.1624 Back of mouth broken off, as is the handle missing. Large deposits on body and neck.
REDMG:1964.1630 Almost complete but missing one large and one small fragment from the rim. The surface almost entirely worn away.
REDMG:1964.1632.1 Comprised of three fragments, rejoined, but missing a large rim fragment to the right of one handle, and much of the opposite side, including handle. Area of dusty light grey deposit on the interior wall; slightly chipped on the base. Reserved areas now coloured grey as a result of secondary burning.
REDMG:1964.1638 In good condition overall, though inner rim has clearly been scratched a lot, and bottom parts of handles have clearly been broken off, with a large chunk from the outer side missing from one.
REDMG:1964.1644.1 Large, buff coloured deposits on handle. Some wearing of paint on rim.
REDMG:1964.1662 One large chip each on rim and base; light green and whitish-grey deposits on exterior wall, base, and especially interior.
REDMG:1964.1666.1 Intact. Large area of deposits on one side of body and some around mouth. On opposite side the glaze has scratched away.
REDMG:1964.1671 Large fragment missing from upper wall, comprising 1/4 of the rim; yellow stains, grey deposits.
REDMG:1964.1697.1 Mouth, handle and neck all missing. Large flakes missing from body. Foot badly chipped and dented.
REDMG:1997.209.2 Intact but with a large chip on the rim; scratches on the interior (neck) and slightly on the exterior; black stains and bronish-gray adhesions on exterior.
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.2002.7.1 Intact. The rim suffers from several chips, one in particular quite large, opposite one of the handles. There is also evidence of wear on the glaze, as there is on the inside of the bowl. On the band inside the bowl can be found three deeper scratches, as well as the occasional small hole. The handles of the bowl also reveal small chips on their glaze, as well as small scratches. The band which leads down to and envelops the top of the foot, contains small scratches, and where it meets the foot are lots of small cracks in the glaze. There is also some yellowy/grey deposit, which we can also see on the base of the foot. The base is chipped slightly in places and there are small scratches in the glazed bands.
TEMP.2002.9.28 Large flake missing from topside over zigzags. Thin deposits on edges. Black fading to red.
TEMP.2003.2.1 Diamond-shaped fragment, with two large chips on the edge.
TEMP.2003.6.17 Fifteen 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) and of rim, body and part of the handles (d,e,f). 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.
TEMP.2003.6.23 Nine fragments of the same vessel's shoulder (a and b) and body. a) Interior: The upper part seems to have been left reserved, but glazed?, but the lower part is streaky black. There are some bits that have been pitted off. Exterior: Traces of white plaster. There are two small spots that have been chipped off from the bottom of the fragment and some bits that have been pitted off from the joining point of the neck to the shoulder. b) Should be rejoined to c. Interior: Streaky black and two small spots have been chipped off. There are many bits that have been pitted off at the bottom of the fragment. Exterior: Traces of white plaster. There are tiny bits that have been pitted off. c) Should be rejoined to b. Interior: Streaky black, and a spot that has been chipped off. Exterior: Two small spots have been chipped off from the left bottom of the fragment. d) Interior: Has been scraped off. e) Interior: There are spots that have been chipped off. Exterior: There are two large spots that have been chipped off. f) Interior: Streaky black and several bits have been pitted off. g) Interior: Half of the surface has been scraped off and on the rest there are several bits that have been pitted off. Exterior: One small spot has been pitted off. h) Interior: There are large areas that have been scraped and few bits that have been chipped off. i) Interior: Part of the surface has been scraped off and there are bits that have been pitted off on the rest of the surface. Exterior: Two deep, short scratches?
TEMP.2003.7.54 Single large fragment. Cracks in glaze. Covered in white deposits.
TEMP.2003.7.57 Large chip at one point. Same side covered in white deposits. Other side scratched and with little white deposits.
TEMP.2003.8.11 Single fragment with grey deposits and scratched surface. Large area of white deposit on inside of fragment.
TEMP.2003.8.7 Single fragment with a large white deposit in one corner.
TEMP.2003.8.8 Single fragment with faded decoration; large area of yellow varnish on one edge and other side.
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