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There are 44 objects for which Condition contains → piece
11.10.6 Piece of bottom missing. Erosion of bands on mouth and some chips there too.
13.10.1 Single piece, intact, and seemingly complete, except eroded at the edges of the blade, on either side, particularly in the middle third of the piece. Blackish-brown with green patches throughout.
13.10.12 Body and decoration generally good. Missing a piece of lip. Part of neck and lip have been rejoined. There is some flaking on the surface of the vase
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.
13.10.24 Single piece, broken off at the neck, below the rim; surface dulled, worn, slightly eroded, and cracked, especially at the base.
13.10.27 Intact, small piece missing from one side of the wick rest. White deposit in places, blackening around the wick rest, probably from use. Unglazed.
13.10.3 Single piece, Intact, but broken off at the pointed end. The surface has dulled to a mottled medium brown with flecks of dark grey (slightly lighter in colour on one side).
13.10.6 Single piece, perhaps broken off at the bottom (flaring end of the 'heart'). The shiny blackish-brown surface has acquired a green patina in patches.
14.9.11 Small surface scratches. Paint is wearing off of both sides but the design is still distinguishable. Small piece on the corner has been repaired.
14.9.17 Traces of glue hint at a previous repair but the repaired piece is missing. Small spots of deposit on both surfaces. Slight surface damage to the concave surface.
16.2.1 Incomplete and repaired. Glaze has lost lustre, and much has eroded, especially over the 'tail' end, leaving greyish-buff colour. A later segment has been added to body to replace a missing piece.
2005.3.41 Two of the handles and the stem and foot are missing, red is visible although worn and there are dark brown and white deposits on the piece
2008.7.116 Fragment broken on five sides with a small piece of rim as one fo the sides; interior: "1931" "K 5.5-5" "[Theta symbol] IV-V" written in pen
2008.7.130 Dirty and badly scratched. Piece of wood stuck through the handle-possibly there when made, but unclear. In at an angle, where fragment is broken the hole is smaller.
2008.7.160 Middle piece of handle fragment broken at both ends
22.3.24 Incomplete, one handle is missing and around half of the rim. The piece has been repaired and consists of 6 pieces.
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.
22.9.6 Consists of 7 fragments and 6 more fragents yet to be reconstructed. A small fragment seems to have been missing when most of the cup was put back together, therefore somebody has used plaster to refill the small piece. One of the side handles broken off and most of the side of the cup is incomplete. Bad condition. Black glaze worn. Small soil deposits situated around cup.
23.11.27 Well kept, appears to be in one, complete piece, though the outside has had the paint removed in numerous spots. Bottom part has had most of the paint removed, likely caused over time.
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.
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.
35.4.3 Intact. The rim of the pot shows two chips on the inside and three on the outside. As well as this, there is a grey deposit, which is evident in small areas all over the piece. The glaze on the inside is worn and there are small scratches all over. The outside also shows signs of wear, with small scratches all over the glaze. At the base of the foot, there is more deposit, but this is a white/cream clolour.
45.6.3 Piece of rim missing and some chips in surface.
45.6.70 Intact, small amount of chipping on the base. Blackening around the tip of the nozzle sugggesting use.Large amount of grey deposit on the front end of the body and nozzle. Small amount of wick hole cut in still apparent. A piece of grain? in the wick hole.
48.12.13 Intact. Rim has small chips, the body has chips of varying sizes and also small holes which do not appear to go all the way through the fabric. There is a piece of debris in one of the handles. Colour is fading in some places, maybe due to firing process.
49.8.10 Intact, surface pitted with one chipped piece on the base rejoined. A few chips on the body surface itself and the ring of the foot. White deposit on interior just below rim, underneath top of handle, and especially underside.
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.
50.4.13 Comprised of rejoined pieces, missing only a small piece interior piece near the handle. Glaze retains lustre on exterior.
50.4.9 Mended from a number of joining fragments but incomplete; noticeable piece missing from front of vessel. Lustre remains. Deposits on base. Interior worn with small amounts of grey deposit. Slight wear and small chips on the body and the resting surface.
51.7.7 Complete but part of the rim has been repaired and reattached. Areas of colour loss on the piece particularly around side B.
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.
54.8.1 Piece missing from lip and restored with plaster. Some flakes of the surface are missing resulting in exposing the clay and leaving an uneven surface. Hole in bottom of cup. Black faded or fired to light brown in places. Scratches on the underside.
56.8.1 Intact. Very small chips on the rim. Extensive areas of colour loss mostly around the handle and body of the piece.
56.8.5 Piece broken off rim and one or two chips from edge. Small chip on the top of the knob. Decoration is excellent condition. Handle appears to have been reattached. Browny-black deposit (?) in rough circle on underside beneath knob handle. Gloss of good quality, still lustrous.
59.2.7 All that remains of the mummified cat is the head and neck, from which most wrappings have been removed. The head is in a good state of preservation, showing whiskers & teeth. Enclosed note written in pencil on the back of a printed piece of paper is also well preserved and legible. Cork stopper, seemingly original to the 1890s acquisition of the head, is covered in newspaper which is also well preserved and legible.
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.
61.6.3 One handle is missing, and there is a piece broken off the foot. Small scratches all over the surface, both inside and out, as well as a whitish deposit all over.
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:1951.149.1 Rim cracked and repaired but still with a piece missing. Handle has also been repaired. Deposits inside and a little on base.
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.
TEMP.2003.6.25 Small broken fragment piece, fairly worn.
Temp.2022.7.1 body and handle are intact, without cracks: missing a piece of the neck edge (a little fragment is inside the jug)
temp.2022.7.1 body and handle are intact, without cracks; missing a piece of the neck edge (a little fragment is inside the jug)
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