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11.10.3 Squatting satyr, with large phallus, hands across stomach. Whitish/pale yellow clay, with traces of pinkish-red slip all over. Back not moulded. Resting surface curved in a horseshoe shape. Facial features mostly distinguishable. Satyr wears an angry expression.
14.9.108 Inside and outside is black glaze. Curved foot is black on outside. Resting surface is reserved. Inside foot ring is black. Base, from middle to outside, has central dot and circle in thinned glaze and broad band in black, then a reserved band.
14.9.12 Creamy white throughout. Patterns in dull black. Rectangular patterns with lines inside with a right-angled crossings on outside and similar rectangle design inside but curved.
14.9.13 Creamy-white clay. Patterns in dull black on pinkish ground, rectangles and lines on the outside and a curved pattern inside. Small section of rim (?)
14.9.14 The ground of the clay is pinkish inside and creamy outside. No finished edges. Patterns in dull black, curvilinear, on both sides. The pattern is curved on both surfaces.
14.9.17 Red core with both surfaces covered in white. The fragment is curved in two directions suggesting it is part of the neck of a vessel. Convex curve white and the concave curve is white with a red zigzag. No finished edges.
14.9.18 Coarse ware with a white core. Inside is white, with red curved line around fracture. Outside is also white with red bands and dentate band (see drawing on card). Fragment is angled suggesting that part of it may have been the base of the vessel.
14.9.50 Shiny red-brown paint on pale buff clay. On outside is a broad band under rim with a loop with cross-piece in centre hanging from it. Both parts have transverse bars. Below and along fracture is a curved line. The interior surface is reserved in the lower part but has as broad band covering rim at the top.
14.9.69 Black painted design. 2 thick lines diverging from medium-sized black section. 1 curves round, the other is straight with a subsidary line curving away. Over the top of the main black region is a largely worn away blob of red paint and there is wavy incised line through the bottom. More incised lines cross the black lines with most falling on the curved one. Pale buff Background. Inside painted black
2003.7.15 Piece of fragment made of red clay with pattern both sides. Fragment is slightly curved, with a small rim at the top suggesting it could be part of a decorative plate or bowl. Side A, which is possible the interior, has a broad black line at the bottom - possibly this was the colour of the interior, with five rough circles in a row, alternating black and red from the left hand side, painted on top of a white background. Side B has a similar broad black line at the bottom, with a broad white line painted at the top and several faded black vertical lines painted over the white. The shape of the fragment is rectangular, and it slopes to a point at the right hand side.
2003.7.16 Curved fragment with rim and stump of handle suggests it was a bowl or cup due to how it open it appears as a shape. The interior is painted entirely in black, with a hint of red (fading?) near the top. The exterior has two black bands, one on the rim and one below the rim which also covers the handle stump. Beneath the handle there is a strip of faded white paint, followed by a red/dark brown stripe, then the rest is white with a thin horizontal black line and possible a thicker vertical black line dividing the white decoration in half.
2003.7.24 Possibly the top of a jar/bowl due to the smooth edge at the top and way it is curved at the middle. The interior is painted black, with a smooth surface similar to the exterior. The exterior is half painted in white, with narrow, parellel lines of black dots or bands, and a black square inbetween two black lines. There is a line of dark red below this, followed by an overlap of white then a black area.
2003.8.62 Curved fragment with three faded black diagonal black lines across the bottom right.
2006.12.4 Inner surface painted black with unpainted band near rim; outer surface painted black near rim, area below unpainted but with curved line suggesting part of larger design. Paint is worn near rim
2006.12.6 Lines near neck of vessel; bottom of body painted black; main body features design with curved lines
2006.5.22 Stand underneath base, curved ridges on the interior
2006.5.25 Curved, has a rim
2007.10.2.46 Naked man holding a vase in one hand and a robe and curved stick in other
2007.4.11 Darker grey painted striped, in a curved fashion.
2007.4.213 Interlocking curved black lines, slightly faded
2007.4.217 large black rays ? with smal part of curved line; slightly worn
2008.7.142 Exterior: black wash. Curved horiontal groove impressed half-way down fragment with short vertical narrowly-spaced grooves within it.
2008.7.145 Interior: cream wash with 4 parallel horizontal lines overpainted in greyish-black creating 2 bands of pattern, one twice the width of the other. The narrower band contains 5 semi-circles, and the narrower a more irregular pattern of intersecting curved and straight lines. Exterior: Cream wash with narrow, evenly-spaced parallel horizontal lines overpainted in greyish-black. Patches of brownish glaze remain.
2008.7.148 No decoration. Small singular horizontal line indentation near curved edge.
2008.7.178 Exterior: brown glaze? bits of red pigment; interior: black glaze? brown or black curved lines?
2008.7.21 On the exterior three parallel brown lines. Also, three curved reddish-brown lines (concentric circles?). On the interior, a dark brown glaze.
2008.7.23 Exterior: beige slip overpainted by two parallel horizontal thick (0.6) brown lines outlined in black, two thick curved brown figures outlined in black, one small egg-shaped black mark. Interior: bottom third dark-brown to black, upper two thirds probably reddish-brown but heavily chipped and worn.
2008.7.55 Exterior: two fairly thin, parallel, horizontal bands of an orangish-brown colour with part of a filled-in, curved shape surrounded by smaller circular dots of a similar colour overpainted.
2008.7.87 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: cream wash with horizontal parallel lines overpainted in brownish-red. 1 thick and 2 thin lines towards top. Curved pattern overpainted below in same colour.
2008.8.2 Exterior: Greyish-black overpainting depicting 2 standing birds with curved necks. The bird on the right has wings spread and short horizontal lines on the wing and tail suggesting feathers. There is a reddish stripe overpainted across the body and across the tail. The bird on the left is cut off half-way across the body, but the same red body stripe and feather markings are present. Above the birds is a semicircle of thin bulb-shaped parallel vertical lines and around the birds are several circles of varying sizes.
2008.9.1 Interior: brownish wash with a wide band of brownish-grey along 3 of the fragment's edges. Exterior: Black wash with white lines etched depicting an image. 2 leg-like shapes at right-angle to curved edge, joining onto curved lines possibly outling a body.
2008.9.16 Interior: greyish-black streaked wash. Exterior: horizontal line overpainted in greyish-black. Underneath is a semi-circular line with a solid circle attached to its interior and a small diamond-shape underneath this. there is another curved line along the left-hand edge.
2008.9.25 Exterior: 1 fairly wide curved raised ridge running across centre of fragment. 5 short vertical lines overpainted in a pinkish-colour faintly visible upon this ridge. A small patch of brownish-grey remains below.
2008.9.27 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: 2 curved narrow parralel lines run along one edge of fragment, the upper overpainted in greyish-black and the lower in brown. Below these are 3 solid crescent shapes overpainted in greyish-black.
2008.9.7 Exterior: Three parallel horizontal curved lines overpainted in reddish-brown. 2 of them narrowly-spaced and 1 further apart.
2009.8.56 Athena wearing the aegis and a helmet, holding a cup in her hand. A snake is curved around her arm. Inscription on the left side. Cast number: 94
22.3.38 On the outside are several patterns, likely painted on as part of a larger decoration upon the original artefact as a complete object. The inside has a single large, slightly curved light orange line; again, potentially part of a larger pattern on the interior of the artefact.
22.3.4 Glaze fired partly to red and partly to greyish-black. Inside is reserved. Two high, curved handles black on top and reserved below. Under handles are crosses between pairs of vertical lines. On each side are four palmettes standing on four larger, inverted palmettes all joined with a chian and half a palmette at each end. In some areas are groups of very short incised vertical grooves. Below pattern are three bands and then black (faded to red) to foot and including top and side of foot. Resting surface is reserved as is base.
22.9.10 One side is covered with a plain black glaze. The other is slightly concaved and decorated with a thick band of brown glaze along with two separate curved bands of brown glaze.
25.9.2 The inside is black at the base and reserved up the interior walls. On the upper surface around mouth are alternating black and red tongues surrounded by double row of dots between lines. Outside these is black around the curved body down the stem to the foot. Black glaze badly fired revealing many colours. Side of foot is reserved as is resting surface and central base section which is flat but raised a long way inside the footring which is black inside.
27.6.75 Fragment, showing the very top of a man's head. Has a thin stripe around the edge and the main picture is curved inwards, both suggesting that the fragment is part of a plate or similar item. Some writing is visible around the inside of the stripe. The other side is also black, with lots of small chips
29.11.1 Mouth black inside and out with a reserved rim. Neck and underside of single curved handle are reserved. Shoulder has bars at base of neck with a ring of lotus buds on edge - circular mistake between rows. Thin black band around edge of shoulder. Body design has two men each leading a horse to right. Both wear cloaks, first helmet, second petasos. Red for beards, manes, tails and peytrels. White on helmet and design on horses, but badly faded. Black band followed by reserved band, then black stem. Disk foot is black on top but reserved on the edge with a flat, reserved base with a central circular concave section.
34.10.18 Satyr, seated in chair. Completely hollow from bottom. Back slightly curved, traces of white slip. Front, red on white. Paper no. 22 on back.
34.8.6 Lip reserved. Inside is black. Single curved handle is black on top and reserved underneath. Shoulder has bars at base of neck with lotus buds at edge. Main zone of body is drawn on cream ground. Part of the way around the body is a double row of black dots. Charioteer driving four (?) horses to right at speed with a person (possibly Athena ?)running beside in the background. Below are black bands. Foot steps down twice and the lower step is black. Base is reserved and concave in the center.
35.5.34A-Q (a) fragment, three joins. Decoration on both sides. Band of geometric pattern above which is person's foot and bottom of leg standing to the right, wearing a hymation. On the opposite side: floral pattern to the left of bottom half of a person and to the right of this person the hand and lower body of another. (b) curved, palmette on other side black. (c) large roughened patch to the top right where possibly a handle was attached, floral pattern around this. (d) small fragment, on one side band of geometric pattern, on the opposite side floral pattern. (e) large piece, three fragments joined. Bearded man in the centre facing to the right, left arm raised and holding a long stick, right arm tucked into hymation. To the right of the man, the arm of another person and to the left a floral pattern, inside black. (f) Very similar to fragment a. three pieces joined together. On one side in centre bottom half of a person, feet and lower legs facing left and wearing a hymation, to the right floral pattern. Opposite side, band with geometric pattern. (g) On one side to left part of a hymation, to right an arm. Opposite side band with geometric pattern. (h) On one side the feet and legs of a person standing on a platform with the bottom of a stick he/she is possibly holding to the left, in the right hand corner the edge of a geometric pattern. On the opposite side the feet of someone facing to the left wearing a hymation dropping behind them, to the right of them a floral pattern. (i) Small piece of two fragments joined together. Chest of a male with right arm extending, his hymation drapped over his right arm. (j) Head of a male facing left with hymation over his shoulder and part of large palmette to his right. (k) Small frgment, part of hymation. (l) Small fragment part of hymation (m) Small fragment part of hymation. (n,o,p) small fragments with no detail.
37.7.3 Long horizontal handles curved and twisted and painted black higher than the rim, which is offset. All black except reserved groove on body just above foot and another in the resting surface. Inside are four stamped palmettes, off centre, in an unusually thin rouletted ring. Base is concave and black.
45.10.22 a: The upper surface of the rim is reserved, although glazed. However, the side surfaces (internal and external) are black (apart from a reserved area that would not have been visible if the handle was not missing). The neck is also black on the inside, however, there is a perpetual motif of palmettes on the external surface. These are double palmettes (5 narrow divisions upwards and 5 similar ones downwards) that look as if chained together by a horizontal row of small rings and each such palmette is separated from the other by a vertical line with wider endings, while thin, curved lines (above and below) frame each palmette. The sides of the handle bear a black band each and there is also a thin line underneath them that contours the end of the neck. On the carination that divides the neck from the shoulder there is a thin line with added red colour. The shoulder bears a motif of tongues, divided by vertical lines, while a line underneath contours them. The motif does not appear under the surface of the handle. At some point underneath this pattern there is the beginning of another motif (black with 3 dots of added red and scale-like incisions). The interior of the rest of the vessel is reserved, since it is an amphora. b: It bears exactly the same motif as the previous neck bit. c: From the branch of a three-peaked floral motif there emerge two curved lines that are downwards and upwards, each forming an ellipsoid-shaped frame from whose lower (in the case of the curved line that goes downwards) or upper (in the case of the other line) endings form one floral motif each. The left one is a voluted palmette with 5 petal shaped divisions and the right one is a three-pointed flower, similar to the central floral motif, but bigger. Although the upper part of this pattern is not preserved apart from the starting point of the motives, it is certain that this would have been the heraldic motif depicted. Underneath this area there is a thin, black line and below that, a pattern of guilloche ( branches with tear dropped endings interwoven together) with a row of dots, framed (above and below) by two pairs of concentric lines. Towards the end of the fragment (which is also towards the end of the vessel) there is a radial-shaped motif, two lines and the rest of the surface is black. d: It is a part of the body's area that bears the guilloche pattern and the radial-shaped motif underneath, but one third of it is not preserved. e: On the left there is the upper part of probably a palmette (two endings of petal-shaped divisions). Next to that there is the depiction of a draped lower body part. The drapery is formed by the incisions on a black surface. There are diagonal incisions and wavy endings to denote the folds of an himation, as well as the lower termination of the chiton, which is suggested by two almost horizontal incisions, a wavy line and another horizontal incision. the drawing is detailed and clear. f: The part between the surface above the knees and a bit below the calf of a male figure that wears a short chiton (incised, wavy folds are visible above the knee), as well as grieves with out curving terminations (Hermes?) of added red colour, now fadded away. On his left there is the upper part of a palmette and on his left there is a diagonal line, with rows of dots on either side (characteristic of Dionysus). Very clear drawing. g: Half of the three-peaked flower, a bit of a black line and two petal-shaped motives. On the side, there is part of the dotted branch and what appears to be part of a figure's drapery (upper right body part ?), with some incisions used to render details. h: Between the lower body part of two figures there is part of the dotted branch. What is preserved from the right figure is incised lines and circles on a black surface. The left figure's drapery (peplos and himation ?) is preserved (below the waist), consisting of incised diagonal and wavy lines to denote the folds. i: A central male figure's (Dionysus) body from shoulder to legs is visible and surrounded by a dotted branch. He is standing between two figures. The male figure (there is part of beard with added red) on the left holds part of the branch with his palm (upper body without the head is preserved). The only visible part of the draped figure on the right is part of the legs. Incisions are used to render details. j: Apollo playing his lyre (kithara). The head (in profile, facing right), right hand and part of the god's front side of the body is visible, as well as the largest part of the lyre. Part of a dotted branch exists in the background. Incisions have been used to render the chords of the lyre as well as for the eye, contour of hair, ear and contour of the god's body, while a taenia (fillet) on his head is in added black colour. k: Only part of a thin, black line is preserved. l: two broad black bands that overlap at some point. Incisions and the ending of a dotted branch (part of draped figure?). H & J on display in symposium
45.10.24.4 3 stripes of black glaze. Two small patterned triangles and curved black shapes; potentially the beginning of a depiction.
45.6.17 Black mouth, black inside, reserved lip. Single curved handle black outside and reserved underneath. Bars at base of neck and lotus buds. At top of body are two rows of dots alternating black and white between black bands. Main design is of man reclining between two seated women. On couch beside him is a naked hetaira. Remains of branches with white fruit just visible. Figures are robed and detail is in white. Two reserved bands below on black glaze. Foot is stepped, side of both steps reserved. Base is reserved.
45.6.3 Decoration black and red. Central star; rays; tongues; bands. On raised rim, cone pattern between bands. Underneath, rim moulding and moulding on base red, foot-ring black. Pattern on rim is triangular shapes with curved edges, some inverted so they tessalate.
45.6.32 Fabric heavy and glaze is silvered. Two curved handles on opposite sides beginning at widest part of body and ending at top of neck. On either side of neck is a garland and hanging branch of white leaves on incised tendrils. Moulded rim around foot. Base reserved.
46.9.2 Ivy wreath on rim, dots on ridge below. Decoration on main body consists of an ivy wreath with dots in between ivy leaves. Below: one band of horse shoes, one band of dots, and one band of curved lines. Below is black to the foot, which has one reserved line. Base reserved but with two thin black concentric lines around a small circle in the centre.
47.7.2 Round, flat body with vertical spout at one end with a flared mouth. Single curved handle stretches from the rim of the mouth to the back of the body. All black apart from two designs. One one side is a panther, with detail picked out in black paint and whose face is in an odd perspective. On the other side is a dog, with black and brown paint used for detail. Reserved line runs asround the body below the animals. The base is red and flat.
50.12.1 A thick clay fragment showing below the rim and in line with the area of the handle zone; a pattern of joined arc-shaped bands and immediatly before the handle a vertical line joining the horizontal lines that surround the arc motif. On top of rim there is a single narrower curved painted band.
50.12.15 Interior is mainly unpainted with a black line (faded to orange) directly on rim, another slightly lower. Exterior has a series of straight and curved lines to left of centre there are two parallel vertical lines and far left two horizontal parallel scalloped lines. To the right a single curved line and at the bottom a small semi-circle adjoining the lower end of the vertical lines with an larged dot in the middle.
50.12.17 Painted brown for black. Interior brown. Exterior: Has curved pattern down the middle in brown
50.12.18 Fragment of fine clay cup or open dish. Exterior: series of five thin parallel curved lines, cut through by a broader vertical band. The curved lines have faded to orange while the more densely painted horizontal line has faded to dark brown. Interior: three thin parallel curved lines that have faded almost completely in parts. .
50.12.19 Exterior: decoration in black, comprised of three black curved lines above and a thin (faded) horozontal line below; to the right a tiny black mark. Interior: reserved
50.12.2 Fragment of wall of krater or other open bowl. Pale clay, white slip inside and out. Glaze yellow to brown for black. Interior broad black band. Exterior, bands of curved and straight lines.
50.12.20 Exterior: brown lines, curved line with horizontal waves above, and six vertical lines rising from the curve (perhaps a fish); broad band below. Interior: reserved.
50.12.29 Interior plain, exterior decorated with red and reserved patches, divided by a fine line, partly curved, partly straight.
50.12.37 White clay fragment slightly curved and the exterior shows detail of a pattern; parallel lines curve accross the fragment to the left there is part of a feather pattern that has a single scroll at the top. On the bottom right the the pattern may be bulb shaped and six curved lines across it. The black paintwork is faded in part while some is still dark. The interior has been painted black while the area below the top has been completely worn.
50.12.39 Exterior: thick brown band, from which extend, at a diagonal, two thick curved brown/black bands and one thinner atc. Interior reserved.
56.8.7 Interior glazed. On top, curved surface, are tongues which alternate black and white, the black ones also framed by black lines. The underside of the rim is black fired reddish brown. Thick stem and wide, with a plastic ring to the joint with the base. Flat base, curving upwards. Resting surface and concave base both reserved.
57.3.4 Decorated with white slip reddish-brown paint. Row of dots between narrow and broad horizontal band. Most of the fragment is taken up with three radiating lines, crossed with small bars. Below this is a broad curved line. The underside is reserved and the clay is ribbed.
57.7.9 High, curved handle attached to triangular mouth. Traces of black paint. Many bands of brown/yellow around body. Vine pattern (?) or leaves on stem (?) still surviving around middle in dark brown. Dark brown band just above the base.
73.6.4 On the outside surface is a figure zone, on the left edge of which appears to be the edge of a square. To the right of this is the lower half of what appears to be a swastika and below, a dot rosette. A vertical palmette is figured in the middle of the surface, to the right of which is the tail end of a bird, the head and neck missing. Below all of this, is a curved black line, and then the edge of what could be a circle. The inside is covered in black gloss.
91.11.4 Top broken, mouth partly preserved. Flares v. gradually from 4 cm below mouth, bottom curved like alabastron. Mouth flared. Transparent glass, bluish iridescence. Slight encrustation. Some striations in glass.
E.23.49.2 Very light brown in colur. Slightly curved and rectangular in shape, shorter inside edge serrated. Flat underside with 'Kn' written on it.
E.23.5 Curved blade with obvious carved handle,possibly had ivory attatchment at one time. Has 752 (Liverpool accession number) on flatter side.
E.62.1 Curved round on the outer surface on the rims. Colour is mainly white but has naturally occurring veins of colour. Very smooth interior surface.
E.62.14 Decoration in mauve pigment, consisting of two curved lines below five triangles that originate from the edge of the fragment.
E.63.13B Fragment preserves part of the lip and also the base of what was a shallow bowl. There is is a darker blue curved line following the angle of the bowl suggesting that there was a decoration at the bottom of the bowl. The piece comes from a spoilt lot from the lower levels of the city, which is suggested by the extra thick layer of glaze that is present on the lip.
E.65.8 Leather sandals, with pointed toes. Criss-cross patterns of perforations on soles. Plaited leather cord from toe to sides (to enable wear). Curved lines on the underside indicate which sandle was left/right.
REDMG:1935.87.10 Outside: vertical worm pattern (curved zigzag) on handle zone; below, wide red band between two narrow red bands, two black bands, black around foot. Resting surface reserved, red band round inside of foot ring. Inside black with hints of a red band.
REDMG:1953.25.56 Red on outer surface. Slightly flaring mouth with long neck. Moulded rim at base of neck. Single curved handle. On shoulder are long tongues, band, 'sigma' shapes, band, broad band, bands, pointed tongues up from base. Foot flares out and base flat. Down each side, below handle and opposite side are flat strips that reach from neck to base.
REDMG:1964.1635.1 Handle, rim and part of body remain. Handle is circular and curved. The inside has traces of thin and faded red strokes. Exterior surface was black but only traces remain on rim and around one side of handle.
REDMG:1964.1650.1B Top half of 1650.64 which is the base. Mouth has flat, reserved rim on top and then flares out and is wide at top with a thin neck with curved handle all painted black. Shoulder and rest is reserved.
REDMG:1964.1682.1 Curved high handle and part of trefoil mouth and body. Reserved. Interior surface has moulded ridges which reflect the shape of the exterior surface.
REDMG:1964.1688.1 Slightly curved from left to right and curved from top to bottom, becoming steeper towards bottom of fragment. This suggests that the fragment may have belonged to a cup of some description which has straight rim and a sloping body (?) Fragment has the rim of the object. The rim is black and flat on the top. On the interior surface is a black band below rim, red, broad band, thin black band and red again. The exterior surface appears to have been black all over but faded to red. The material is thick and dark in colour.
REDMG:1964.1698.1 Wide mouth with curved rim and a curved rim around neck. Curved handle joins top of neck and shoulder. Globular body. Small foot with raised base underneath. Unsure of colour - possibly was glazed but reserved (?). Dark colour present now appears to be deposits rather than paint.
REDMG:1964.1702.1 Reserved. Smooth material. Mouth has curved lip. Long neck with remains of the handle at the top and the rest on the shoulder. Body is widest at shoulder and narrows towards base which is raised and convesx in centre.
TEMP.2002.9.26 Interior surface is black with a reserved band inside rim. Rim and part of body remain. Offset rim is painted black. The picture is of a bird (perhaps a swan ?) with wings outstretched and neck curved. Bird is facing left, towards a horizontal line of four black dots. Below is a black band.
TEMP.2003.7.5 Curved and painted on both sides. The "outer" concave side is painted light beige with two small brown bands running lengthwise along it. One band has another smaller brown band (about twice as thin) running beside it throughout the fragment. The other band has a smiliar smaller band, but only measuring about a quarter of the length and running off into the edge. The "inner" convex side is painted dark brown with two white bands running lengthwise. One of the white bands is dashed, while the other is complete.
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