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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.
2004.8.2A One of two joining fragments (the other is 2004.08.2B). Single, triangular fragment, broken roughly. Black decoration seemingly unweathered or tarnished (both interior and exterior).
2004.8.2B One of two joining fragments (the other is 2004.08.2A). Single, four sided fragment, broken relatively smoothly. One convex side and one concave side. Black decoration partially degraded (especially on the interior) by greyish/white deposits.
2008.7.100 Fragment; completely encrusted in dirt throughout other than a very few small bits where black glaze can be seen.
2008.7.113 Complete except for two small pieces, one from the base and the other from the body. Several pieces glued back together. "MN6 648" written on the bottom of the base.
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'.
2008.7.45 Fragment; fading of decoration throughout, worse on the interior, some other slight chipping; "Aphrodite Aegina" handwritten in pencil on the broken edges of the 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
2008.9.8 Fragment, 2 chips to base , other areas heavily chipped.
22.3.27 If there were handles then they are both missing along with the whole of one side and parts of other side of body missing. Small section of rim remains.
23.11.31K2 The points of two of the triangular elements are missing. There is a break in the circle of the wreath, where one end has pushed up over the other.
25.9.1 One handle missing, the other repaired. Badly damaged all over, with paint flaking badly from the mouth area, body and foot having been repaired extensively and the glaze is a bad condition leaving the clay exposed. Plaster inserted in base to increase stability.
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.
26.4.2 Complete but stuck back together from eight(?) seperate pieces. The glaze both inside and out is very worn, and the rim shows chipping and flaking. The inside of the pot is not completely smooth and there is a grey/white deposit, especially around the inner rim. Both of the handles have a lot of the same grey/white deposit on them, as well as big worn patches on the glaze. There is more deposit on the outside, especially around the foot. The surface outside is also in fairly bad condition, the surface revealing lots of small scratches and chips. The top of the foot has two significant chips in it but other than that it is in good condition, showing only small cracks running through the glaze in the well on the underneath of the foot.
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.
26.8.3 Mouth rejoined. One side of design has worn worse than the other.
28.6.3 One handle missing (since 1.9.77 ? ) and paint completely worn off the other. Glaze remains shiny inside and out.
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.
34.10.25 Complete but not intact. The figure has been broken in two and pieced back together. Other than that, the only thing wrong is the patches of brown/grey deposit on the head and shoulders, on the back, down some of the folds in the robe, on the vase and at the base, around the feet.
39.9.7 In two places, part of the rim has broken away. There is also a deep crack in side A, from the part of the rim next to one handle, almost up to the part where the other handle springs from. Colour has peeled off in some places, especially the interior. The body of the satyr to the right of the amphora was a bit damaged when paint was still wet.
45.10.18 Both fragments are badly damaged with i)small section of decoration missing, white deposit possibly material used to glue fragment back together. Cross section shows that the vessel was not fired all the way through. ii) Same as other fragment
45.6.11 Chipped along rim of mouth, one handle missing the other one glued. Surface scratched and chipped and black band faded.
45.6.20 Single fragment, broken off at the top of the lid (just below stem); residue of varnish or glue on edge indicates that it was rejoined to other pieces. Pattern worn on top, where knob is chipped (on top and on side of knob). Grey deposit on surface, especially underside of knob.
47.2.14 Intact. One handle missing, other handle in three pieces and glued back together. One one side three pieces joined together. Small chips around rim and scratches to the surface. Terracotta itself very fine.
47.2.4 Part of the rim and upper body has been chipped off. The one of the handles has been rejoined to the body and so is the one of the two springs of the other handle. The rest of the second handle is missing. The gloss is greenish and streaky at some areas. There are deposits, especially on the area above the foot and on the base. Some remains of adhesives? at the one handle.
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.
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?
50.4.4 Comprised of four fragments, rejoined. Gray adhesions on the surface, much gray and white flaking off from inside and outside. No other traces of colour remain.
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.
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.
78.12.18 Intact, a few chips around outside of rim, scratches on inside and underside. Base roughened. Small amount of black at the end of the wick rest, white deposit in places. Two small holes, one on the underside of the rim, the other on the base. Unglazed.
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.
E.23.10 The actual pallete is covered with many small scratches, which, combined with the reside of pigments, have left it a light grey colour. There are chips missing from two corners of the base, one larger than the other, with two other chips in diagonal corners of the trapazoid.
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.23.3 Intact, although figures likely from other boat models. The paint on all figures has degraded and does not merit individual description. Detail is missing from the bow and stern of the boat where the wood has degraded so much. There is also fissures in the wood of the deck of the boat.
E.23.39 Nine fragments of possibly three bracelets. Three fragments are shell, the other six are ivory or bone
E.23.53 Complete but the feet have been reattatched, the crack is evident. Most if the glaze is gone, as has most of the green colour. The hieroglyphs are incomplete as are most of the other black details.
E.62.16 Intact and complete. Some of the black pigment has gone and several edges have slight scratches. The most significant damage is a scratch on the side with twelve dots that goes from one side in a straight line to the other.
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.62.38 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.62.50 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.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.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.
L.2016.3.9 Fragment; broken off at ca. 2/3 of foot. Grey-brownish deposits on foot and older fracture edges, which are limited to two sides at the foot section. The other fracture edges are younger. The black paint is slightly worn but well preserved for the most part.
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:1953.25.2 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:1953.25.73 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:1953.25.9 Comprised of three rejoined pieces, missing two-thirds of rim, attached parts of body, all of one handle, and most of the other. Foot chipped; tan deposits on interior.
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:2004.97.1 Comprised of 30 or more fragments, rejoined and with some plaster restorations; body is joined to stem with a new (rusted) screw. Evidence of modern breaks (on plaster joins). Thick dark grey adhesions on base. Iridescence and other slight deposits on interior.
TEMP.2002.9.2 Five fragments remain in two pieces (one has three rejoined and the other has two). Paint remains clear enough to see the picture. Glaze is streaky inside but silvery on the outside.
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.
TEMP.2003.7.56 One side covered in white deposits and other side small white deposits. Crack on one side, near handle fragment.
TEMP.2003.7.57 Large chip at one point. Same side covered in white deposits. Other side scratched and with little white deposits.
TEMP.2003.7.58 Single rim fragment. One side good condition, just one tiny chip on rim. Other side half covered in white deposits and small chip in middle area.
TEMP.2003.7.6 The exterior is dirtier than the other slide, and slightly scratched at the left end. The other side is in a better condition, with a few areas where paint has been scratched away.
TEMP.2003.7.61 One side covered in white deposits, with patches of terracotta showing through. Other side there is a little bit of white deposit and a chip.
TEMP.2003.7.62A-C Each fragment has one side in good condition and the other dotted with white deposits.
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.2003.8.13 One side is more worn than the other, with patches revealing the reserved surface beneath.
TEMP.2003.8.8 Single fragment with faded decoration; large area of yellow varnish on one edge and other side.
TEMP.2003.8.9 Single fragment with grey deposits and white deposits on the other side.
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