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11.10.19 Single fragment preserving the lower part of the neck, handle, and shoulder, as well as the top of the body. Black surface is worn, and the red surface is stained.
11.10.21 Comprised of rejoined fragments, restored where fragments were missing (e.g. in handle zones) and slightly repainted. Blaze is not shiny on the interior and exterior. On the lower part of the body and the foot it is fired brownish. Parts of the clay have been scratched away om the lower part of the body and the exterior of the foot leaving an uneven surface. Small chips on the body.
13.10.2 Fragment. Single piece from the centre of the blade of the knife, missing the tip and the lower part, where it would have been attached. Worn and abraded all over, especially on the upper left of the ridged surface. Lighter coloured deposits on the other surface.
14.9.43 Extremely streaky black paint on interior surface. Some black is wearing from the exterior surface but only towards the lower end of the fragment.
2004.5.1 Approximately 1/3 of the original remains (lower right corner), which has been restored with modern plaster, mostly undecorated. Where original paint remains it has been dulled and is scratched.
2004.8.4 Single fragment of five sides, broken sharply. The lower part of the fragment decoration is well preserved, but the upper portion has suffered cosiderable ware, although, the absent upper torsos of the youths can be seen on the terracotta below (due to the paint having preserved the ware to some extent before it was rubbed off).
2006.12.6 Single fragment comprising most of the body of the vessel, and shoulder, with the lower part of the handle attached. Broken off sharply at top and bottom; chipped slightly around the neck; dark gray adhesions and some stains to surface.
2016.5.4 Part of th neck is fractured. White deposits on the lower part of the body.
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.
23.11.26 Most of the paint in the lower half has been removed over time. The mouth of the aryballos appears to have had several chunks broken off of it, likely done over time.
23.11.31A The lower part of the figure and the top half of the spear have broken off.
23.11.31A2 The head is missing. The left arm has broken off below the wrist, and the feet are missing. There are two small holes in the lower skirt.
23.11.31B1 The left arm has broken off at the shoulder, and the lower part of the skirt has broken off diagonally. There is a small chip on the headdress.
23.11.31B2 The head of the figure is missing, as is the right lower quarter of the skirt. The remaining left quarter of the skirt has almost broken away.
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.
23.11.31UU Two fragments connected at the waistline. The upper torso fragment is missing the head, and the left arm is broken off at the elbow at a point which seems to continue the fracture line. The lower, skirt fragment is missing the feet.
23.11.31Y The tail of the helmet crest is missing, and a small projection at the top left of the shield indicates where someting has broken off. Both legs have broken off at just below the lower shield edge.
23.11.31ZZ The tip of the back protrusion has broken off, as have the ends of both arms and the feet. There is a small crack below the lower arm.
25.6.12 Fragment with a great deal of dark deposit on outside. Chipped at several points, particularly around the lower edge.
25.8.5 Complete but made up of seven seperate pices stuck back together. The handle has several chips, on the middle and lower tiers. The tip of the highest tier has also been chipped, and all over the handle, the gloss shows evidence of wear, with tiny cracks and scratches. The top of the lid shows a few small flakes and chips, mainly on the decoration, and eratically over the surface, there is brown/grey deposit. The inside of the lid is reserved but still shows patches of dirt and a small amount of grey/white deposit around the rim.
26.2.4 Lower half of ring missing.
26.4.1A-B Much repair to lid which was in fragments but now almost complete apart from small piece of rim from underside. Paint dull on lid but remains clear on bottom piece. Two feet have been repaired and repainted and small part of lower rim is missing.
26.7.11 Intact. Beneath the handle, the top of the bell is not smooth, it appears to have been a hole, which has been stoppered with a ball of clay that remains connected and does not move. The lower black band on the main zone has been completely rubbed away on one side, revealing a darker brown clay. The entire surface shows small scratches, and some whitish deposit is evident, especially around the handle. The inside surface is rough, due to a lot of brown/grey deposit.
27.4.11 Repaired from many fragments, but heavily restored in the lower part.
27.4.4 Some repainting of bands on the lower areas of the body.
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.
33.4.2 Complete but not intact. Rim of foot made up with plaster. Decoration worn in places, small holes and scratches all over surface. Lower bands on foot half missing because of restoration with modern materials, as is one handle.
34.10.2 Wheel pattern is worn badly as has lower part of cinquefoil. Intact. Small chips to underside of mouth rim.
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.
45.10.11 Comprised of several rejoined fragments. Only two small sections of rim remain, traces of handle positioning and small protrusion of stem. Nearly all of the main design remains but the lower part of the figure is lost.
45.10.22 There are only 18 fragments preserved from this vessel. These consist of parts of the rim, neck, shoulder and body. a: It is repaired from two fragments, rejoined. Part of the rim (the smallest part of two), neck (including the spring of a triple handle) and shoulder (these consist the second part of this fragment). The fragment is chipped off in many areas (rim: ca. 5 spots/ interior of neck: ca. 10 spots/ neck: ca. 4 spots. There are also gouges on the joining points of the two parts. The upper part (bigger part) of the handle is missing. Apart from tiny bits that have been peeled off from the interior and few deposits, the glaze and colour are preserved in a good condition. b: It consists of three rejoined parts from the vessel's neck. Few bits are missing on the joining point and a spot has even been chipped off, there are deposits and cracking of the colour on the interior, as well as another spot that has been chipped off. Three shallow carvings are also apparent. c: It consists of three parts joined together (two big ones and a small one). Deposits on the interior, three scratches on the exterior, tiny bits that have pitted off and spot that has chipped off from the lower left end. d: Part of the body, colour has fadded away in some spots, and a part has been peeled off. Deposits. e: Part of the body. Deposits but in very good condition, apart from two areas that are chipped off and small bits that are pitted off. f: Part of the body. Apart from deposits in a very good condition. g: Part of the body. Deposits, otherwise in a very good condition. h: Part of the body. Few, tiny bits have been peeled off, also few deposits. i: It consists of two parts of the body. ca. 5 bits have been pitted off and three spots are chipped off; deposits. j: Small fragment in very good condition. k: Small fragment from the body; deposits. l: Small fragment from the body; deposits.
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.
45.10.9 Ten fragments that probably belong to the same vessel. a) Tiny bit of the vessel's lower neck, part of the shoulder and the spring of the handle, which is missing. There are scratches on the exterior and two bits that have been chipped off. Deposits and plaster? on the interior. (The rest of the fragments are from the vessel's body) b) Should be rejoined to c. White plaster on the exterior and traces of it on the interior. A small bit has been chipped off. c) Should be rejoined to b. White plaster on the exterior and traces f it on the interior d) Few deposits on both sides and a small bit that has been pitted off from the exterior. e) Few deposits on the interior and traces of white plaster. A tiny bit has been chipped off from the exterior. f) White plaster and deposits on the interior. Two bits have been chipped off from the exterior. g) The decoration appears as if it has been scraped off and there is a spot that has been chipped off from the exterior. h) A small spot has been chipped off. Deposits and traces of plaster on the interior. Added white colour has fadded away. i) There are adhesives on both sides and white plaster on the exterior. The decoration looks as if it has been scraped off, a tiny bit has been pitted off and a small spot has been chipped off. j) Traces of white plaster, especially on the interior. There is a small spot that has been pitted off.
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.
45.6.27 Rim and lip badly chipped and broken on one side. Glaze very worn on surface particularly on lower body and edges, surface scratched and covered in areas with a grey deposit.
45.6.28 Rim and lip broken and badly chipped, handle broken. Glaze worn and patchy on lower body, base and edges.
45.6.38 Intact, but missing two chips from rim. There are some deposits on the lower part of the rim.
47.2.10 Glaze remains shiny on the exterior. Flaked off the lower part of the body, underside and on the top of the rim. chips on around the base and on the underside.
47.2.13 Intact. Gloss chipped away, scratches near base and interior, chips on lower exterior.
47.2.27 Lower part of body broken off. Right side of face damaged, although features on left preserved.
47.2.29 Lower part of body missing. Concretion all over figurine, especially at the back of the head and left hand side of body.
47.2.33 Intact, but bottom of nose missing and right ear more worn than left. Some chipping on the lower body. Some concretion to back around arms and tambourine.
47.2.6 Intact and mended from 6 fragments. Small part of the ring of the base is broken off. Small chips on rim. Glaze worn off at a spot on the interior. Gloss is not lustrous especially on the interior and the lower part of the body of the exterior. Deposits on the underside of the foot.
48.12.10 Mouth missing. Some flakes of paint from body have left a rough surface. Part of the white paint flaked off. Gloss is silvered on the lower part of the body. A small chip on shoulder. Gloss flaked off the handle and part of the decoration on the body.
48.12.7 Some patches of glaze worn off. Small chip to rim. Deposits to underside and lower part of the body. Gloss is not lustrous. Chips on the body and part of the gloss worn.
49.8.9 Intact, except for tiny chips on the rim and three small gouges on the lower body. The vessel's condition is very good, as the paint is not worn and the glaze remains. There is a dent in the body but this was made during production. Only slight wearing of the purple dots but not so as they become indistinguishable.
50.12.18 Chip on the exterior to the lower left, while the interior has a small hairline crack (?) beneath the orange circles.
50.12.50 Single fragment preserving the upper part, from the head to the lower part of the chest. Chipped at the top. Decoration is almost rubbed off in many places.
50.4.20 Complete and intact, afew chips in the glaze, hairline scratch around the back of the lower body.
50.5.1 Badly fired leaving traces of red, especialy around lower body. Intact despite dents and scratches to body and handle. Only traces of the white design remain. Major grey/white deposit build up on base and interior. Gloss is quite lustrous.
50.5.6 Intact. Paint appears extremely dull and matt despite being badly worn. Flaked off from most part of the decoration. Peach colour on small areas inside and corresponding exterior surface. A number of chips on the lower part of the base. The larger allows the clay inclusions (white stones) to show through.
51.4.1 The handle is missing, leaving marks (vertical ridges) on the surface. The left (lower) end of the fragment has been chipped off.
51.4.10 Intact. Colours and design remains clear. Glaze remains shiny. Very good condition. Small chips on the lower part of the body and the rim. Glaze thinly applied on the eyes on side B and clay can be seen underneath.
51.4.6 Two fragments, rejoined, from the body and rim of the cup, in the shape of an elongated hexagon. Chipped on the breaks; slightly worn on the interior; slight gray adhesions on the upper left corner of the exterior and the lower part of the interior.
51.7.11 Repaired in numerous places, with metal hooks at the lower joins; repainted on the lower body. Chipped slightly on the rim and foot.
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.
60.8.3A-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.
61.6.5 Lid: complete and intact, with slight chips to rim; surface inside and out marred with small white deposits, dark stains, and scratches and chips. One-handler: intact and complete except for a chip missing from the lower part of the exterior body, just to the right of the handle. Black-glaze pitted and scratched on interior, with slight white deposits.
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.
71.6.2 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.
78.12.19 Intact , hairline cracks on the surface of the shoulder, wash worn on the discus. Folds of clay still apparent from the joining of the upper and lower discus. Small amount of discolouration and blackening on the nozzle, probably due to use.
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.23.32 Intact, there are several chips on the lip and a small hole in the lower body of the jar.
E.23.38 Intact, it is clear from the top and bottom part of the artefact that it has been removed from a larger object, since they appear to be thinner than the rest of the object and therefore look like 'connectors' of some kind. There appears to be very little degradation of the wood. There are some remnants of a white pigment on the lower half.
E.47.6.10 Intact but missing about one-third of lower body. Dark deposits around the neck and mouth. Several shallow chips on body.
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.63.22 Corrosion on the lower part of the head, a hole through the shaft and the nib of the arrow is blunt.
L.2005.10.3 Slightly chipped but intact and incomplete (Aphrodite missing head and lower arms)
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:1935.87.32 Intact. The glaze has lost its lustre and the red paint is dull. The glaze is also streaky around the foot. There is a major build-up of deposits in the base and in the interior of the rim. There is a gouge on the lower body.
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:1951.113.3 Comprised of 10 or more rejoined pieces, missing slight chips from joins; slight yellowish-white deposit on interior of one hande; lower body slightly eroded on right side; underside slightly scratched.
REDMG:1951.143.1 Small grayish-white deposits on interior and mouth, as well as foot; glaze on lower handle and body slightly pitted.
REDMG:1951.144.1 Rim and foot are cracked once and twice, respectively, but remain intact. There is a gouge on the rim, as well as some smaller chips on the base. Decoration damaged with cracks and reddish-brown stains. White deposits on lower part of rim and underside, as well as foot.
REDMG:1951.159.1 Mouth missing, broken off at the top of the neck, where the joins to handles and body are cracked and scratched. The lower part of the amphora has been restored, using wood (for the foot) and plaster (still visible on the interior and around the joint between handles and neck). Some pitting on body, surface abrasion on stem.Parts of original base in 4.2.7
REDMG:1951.1716 Surface slightly stained; one chip on lip. One side of the vase is lower than the other. There are wheel marks on the underside and body.
REDMG:1951.1718 Surface slightly stained on interior, where much of the surface has eroded away; white deposits around lip on interior and on exterior. There are fingerprints on the base and one side of the vase is lower than the other.
REDMG:1953.25.13 Damaged base, missing part of foot. Worn and chipped decoration on handle, inside mouth, and lower part of body.
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:1953.25.26 Mouth broken off but rejoined; chip rejoined at foot. Top part of handle missing; lower part rejoined to shoulder. Surface weathered.
REDMG:1953.25.30 Handle missing, leaving a hole at the lower (shoulder) attachment; white/red surface almost entirely worn away; black glaze surfaces chipped; deposits on lip, body, and centre of underside.
REDMG:1953.25.35 Missing handle; glaze pitted, especially on rim and mouth some light and dark grey deposits on lower body and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.41 Missing lid. Four chips rim; black glaze scratched and pitted (especially on handles), with whitish-gray deposits on lower part of bowl.
REDMG:1953.25.43 One third of the rim is missing and the right side of the handle is chipped. The black glaze has chipped away, and there are tan deposits, especially around the mouth and the lower body.
REDMG:1953.25.59 Decoration worn and chipped (on handle and rim); dent to surface on lower body; light gray deposits on lower body.
REDMG:1953.25.60 Black glaze (mostly lost) except for reserved lower part of body and underside.
REDMG:1953.25.88 Deposits lie on surface and in hollows beneath shawl. Facial features slightly worn on lower part of face. Material is very soft and crumbly. Some small surface cracks.
REDMG:1953.25.89 Surface smooth and worn. Chip to right side of face. Right arm lost and lower of left.
REDMG:1964.1716 Surface slightly stained; one chip on lip. One side of the vase is lower than the other. There are wheel marks on the underside and body.
REDMG:1964.1718 Surface slightly stained on interior, where much of the surface has eroded away; white deposits around lip on interior and on exterior. There are fingerprints on the base and one side of the vase is lower than the other.
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.2002.9.26 Repaired. Paint has worn on the interior surface and on the lower black band. The swan remains clear.
TEMP.2003.6.14 Two joining fragments of the lower part of the body of an amphora. White plaster on both sides (thicker on the interior). There are areas where the colour has been peeled off, as well as some pitting off from the left edge of the fragment. There are also adhesives.
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.2003.6.6 a) Should be rejoined to b. It consists of part of the rim, one handle (the other one is missing) and body of the vessel. Small bits have been pitted off, as well as parts of the colour on some areas. The glaze also seems to be scraped off, apart from the surfaces decorated with palmettes. There are traces of white plaster (on the exterior), especially at the upper part of the handle's springs. b) Should be rejoined to a and c. Part of the rim and body of the vessel. The area above the decoration on the body seems scraped off. c) Should be rejoined to b. It consists of part of the rim, one of the springs of the other handle (that is missing) and part of the vessel's body. White plaster is apparent on most of the external surface. Traces of adhesives? exist on the internal surface of the rim d) Part of the rim and body of the vessel. Adhesives on the rim (interior and exterior). e) Part of the vessel's lower body. Tiny bits have been pitted off from both sides and colour has fadded away on some areas. f) Part of the vessel's resting surface. The foot is missing and there are adhesives and white plaster on the joining point of the foot with the base.
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