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There are 89 objects for which Decoration contains → overpainted
2008.7.105 Interior: black wash. Exterior: Greyish-black wash. Very faint traces of a possible horizontal stripe overpainted in a darker colour.
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.
2008.7.149 Interior: redish wash overpainted with wide horizontal stripes of geyish-black. Shallow ridges. Exterior: greyish-black wash with a reddish-brown wash visible beneath.
2008.7.157 Interior: grey-black wash. Exterior: greyish-black wash with a brassy-coloured metallic sheen overpainted. 11 smallish oval shapes in a horizontal line engraved across the middle of the fragment.
2008.7.158 Interior: 3 yellowish-brown horizontal parallel stripes towards upper edgde. Exterior: small handle towards righthand corner at 90 degrees to fragment. Underneath this, three parallel horizontal stripes overpainted in brown.
2008.7.159 Interior: reddish-brown wash. Exterior: 8 narrowly-spaced parallel horizontal lines overpainted in same reddish-brown colour.
2008.7.166 Interior: remnants of black wash/overpaint; Exterior: line of emall black overpainted dots underneath rim, beneath this is a parallel line of larger black overpainted dots beneath that sit between two thin parallel overpainted lines, beneath this is another line of parallel small overpainted dots
2008.7.167 Exterior: beige slip overpainted by remnants of three parallel horizontal reddish-brown lines; rim: probably had one reddish-brown line; interior: beige slip overpainted by vertical reddish-brown designs, not quite linear.
2008.7.168 Exterior: white glaze overpainted by one thick horizontal red line and one thin horizontal black line just above it, traces of other horizontal lines of indeterminate color; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.169 Exterior: white/beige glaze overpainted by thin horizontal brown lines, small brown specks, and black round marks; rim(?): black line?; interior: brown glaze with one thick black line.
2008.7.170 Exterior: white/beige glaze overpainted by thin black horizontal lines, small black specks, and one large black round mark; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.173 Exterior: white/beige glaze overpainted by one thick horizontal red line, three black horizontal lines, and one vertical black line that extends downwards from the bottom horizontal black line; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.174 Exterior: whitish glaze; interior: whitish glaze overpainted by one horizontal black line and four vertical brown/black lines.
2008.7.175 Exterior: white/beige glaze overpainted by brown zig-zag pattern; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.177 Exterior: white glaze overpainted by two black lines; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.180 Exterior: white glaze overpainted by horizontal brown lines and one red band; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.181 Exterior: white glaze with two (or three) overpainted parallel horizontal black lines; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.182 Exterior: white glaze with two overpainted parallel reddish-brown dashed(?) lines; interior: black glaze.
2008.7.183 Exterior: beige/white slip with one black line overpainted; interior: brown/black slip.
2008.7.184 Exterior: reddish beige slip overpainted by 11 horizontal thin red lines
2008.7.185 Exterior: brown(?) slip overpainted by a geometric pattern of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal black(?) lines; could also be white(?) lines.
2008.7.186 Exterior: beige/white slip, overpainted by one horizontal maroon lines, traces of black decoration on the very bottom of the fragment. Base(?): continuation of the beige/white slip from the side. Interior: black glaze; continues down onto the interior of the base(?) as well.
2008.7.188 Exterior: white/beige glaze overpainted by two sets of two parallel thin black lines. Interior: black glaze.
2008.7.192 Interior: black overpaint; Exterior: horizontal line made up of two black overpainted dots just under rim of fragment. Possible other decoration but too faded to discern.
2008.7.197 Interior: brown overpaint. Exterior: remnants of part of a line of black overpainted decoration
2008.7.198 Interior: black overpaint; Exterior: remnants of some black overpainted dots. One larger dot in the centre of the fragment, and smaller dots under what could possibly be the rim of the fragment.
2008.7.20 Exterior light-brown glaze. Overpainted by eleven dark-brown (black?) vertical lines that end in two parallel brown lines. There are six further brown horizontal lines parallel to these. All of the lines are of roughly the same thickness (ca. 0.2). Interior is reddish-brown glazed.
2008.7.200 Exterior: light beige wash over entire fragment, two thin brown/black parrallel overpainted lines at one end of the fragment
2008.7.22 Exterior is half natural baked color, half brown. Four parralel brown and reddish-brown horizontal lines overpainted of uniform thickness (ca. 0.1), one on brown half and three on natural half. Interior dark-brown or black glaze, nine brown and reddish-brown overpainted parallel horizontal lines of varying thickness.
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.
2008.7.24 Exterior beige slip overpainted by 12 parallel horizontal reddish-brown lines of uniform thickness (0.1). Interior reddish-brown slip.
2008.7.25 Exterior beige glaze overpainted by two black lines and one brown line (darker in the middle). Interior glazed black.
2008.7.26 Exterior glazed light-brown, overpainted by three parallel horizontal brown lines - one slightly darker than the other two - and a black curved/spiral shape.
2008.7.28 Exterior: beige glaze overpainted by black horizontal line just under the rim, also four (three thin, one thick) parallel black lines running at a steep angle down from the rim. Rim: five thick black lines parallel to each other and perpendicular to the rim.
2008.7.29 Exterior glazed beige; interior glazed beige with white overpainted.
2008.7.30 Exterior glazed gray-beige, overpainted by two parallel thick (0.8) brown curving lines.
2008.7.34 Exterior glazed black overpainted by five horizontal parallel lines on the bottom half of the fragment. Three are brown, two are beige. The colors alternate. Interior glazed black.
2008.7.37 Exterior has a light reddish-brown slip overpainted by six thin horizontal parallel red lines.
2008.7.44 Exterior: faded single overpainted line 7/8's of an inch under rim
2008.7.46 Exterior: two red parallel lines of different thicknesses overpainted.
2008.7.50 Exterior: Fairly widereddish-brown horizontal band overpainted with small ovaloid marks of a similar colour along one edge.
2008.7.52 Exterior: two parallel horizontal bands of a blueish-grey overpainted.
2008.7.53 Exterior has six thin horizontal parallel brown overpainted lines; interior glazed brown, with one or two possible thin reddish brown horizontal lines (could just be faded wash).
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.
2008.7.56 Exterior: two fairly thin horizontal parallel bands of brownish-red overpainted. One line of small circular dots running parallel above these, and two dots visible of a similar line below.
2008.7.61 Exterior: 7 black rectangles forming checked pattern overpainted. 4 narrow horizontal lines of the same colour run parallel to this .
2008.7.63 Exterior: 6 fairly thick, black, parallel, horizontal bands overpainted. Between the 2nd and 3rd there is a pattern of short vertical lines. Below this there is a pointed shape of the same colour.
2008.7.65 Exterior: 2 narrow, horizontal, parallel bands with triangular pattern between them overpainted in black towards rim. Traces of horizontal bands and geometrical patterns in same colour below.
2008.7.66 Interior: reddish-browm wash. Exterior: checked pattern created by rectangular shapes and horizontal parallel lines overpainted in reddish-brown. 2 thin horizontal bands run parallel to this.
2008.7.67 Exterior: rectangles forming checked pattern overpainted in black. Running parallel to this, 4 thin horizontal parallel lines and above this a pattern of 5 short vertical lines in same colour.
2008.7.68 Interior: reddish-brown wash. Exterior: Horizontal band overpainted in greyish-brown. Above this, a pattern of waved lines and short vertical lines. Below, 2 lines of similar colour run parallel.
2008.7.69 Exterior: 10 narrowly-spaced parallel horizontal lines overpainted in brown. below this 9 small circular grey dots in a horizontal band with a zig-zag pattern below in brown.
2008.7.70 Interior: reddish-brown wash. Exterior: rectangles overpainted in reddish-brown forming checked pattern at one end, with 2 thin lines running parallel above, next to a band containing a diamond-shaped pattern overpainted in same colour.
2008.7.71 Exterior: horizontal pattern of 11 narrowly-spaced parallel zig-zags overpainted in brown.
2008.7.72 Exterior: 10 thin, narrowly-spaced, parallel, horizontal lines overpainted in brown.
2008.7.73 Interior: black overpaint; exterior: two horizontal parallel black overpaint lines across centre of fragment with three spots of black overpaint in between them, either side of the parallel lines are small parellel lines of black overpainted dots
2008.7.74 Interior: black overpaint; exterior: thick black overpainted line with a parallel thin black overpainted line on the end with the slight vertical curvature
2008.7.76 Interior: black overpaint on entire side of fragment; exterior: across centre of fragment a set of five parallel horizontal overpainted lines, the central line is slightly thicker and a dark red/brown, the adjacent lines are a lighter red/brown colour
2008.7.77 Exterior: Thin, narrowly-spaced, horizontal parallel lines overpainted in light brown.
2008.7.78 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: Parallel lines overpainted. Thick strip of dark-red colour in middle. One thin stripe of a geyish-black colour either side and one thicker greyish-black stripe either side of these.
2008.7.80 Interior: black overpaint; exterior: along one side of fragment are parallel black lines of overpaint with a spot of black overpaint between them in the centre, on one side of the parallel lines is a parallel line of overpainted black dots
2008.7.81 Interior: Reddish-brown wash, grey parallel horizontal stripes overpainted. Exterior: Cream wash, Reddish-brown parallel horizontal stripes of varying thicknesses overpainted, 2 thick and 3 thin towards one end and one thin at other. Line of small dots of same colour parallel to this.
2008.7.82 Interior: Greyish-black wash. Exterior: Cream wash. Fairly thick parallel horizontal bands towards one end overpainted in Reddish-brown and grey. Below this, the tips of horizontal triangular shapes overpainted in grey forming zig-zag pattern.
2008.7.85 Interior: black wash. Exterior: black wash with thick, horizontal, parallel stripes overpainted. One dark red, with a thinner cream stripe parallel above and below.
2008.7.86 Interior: cream wash with stripe of grey overpainted towards one end. Exterior: Cream wash with two widely-spaced parallel bands overpainted in greyish-black. Traces of another diagonal line of a similar colour and thickness joining these.
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.
2008.7.88 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: Traces of cream wash with thin vertical light grey stripes overpainted above and below lip.
2008.7.89 Interior and top of rim: greyish-black wash. Exterior: traces of reddish-brown colour overpainted.
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.
2008.9.12 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: 1 fairly thick, slightly uneven, horizontal line overpainted in black accross centre of fragment, parallel to edges. Diagonally from this, above and below are shorter teardrop-shaped marks - 7 above and 9 below - forming a horizontal band, and greating a stem and leaf-like effect.
2008.9.13 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: wide greyish-black band overpainted, taking up roughly half the exterior. Above this is a narrower parallel strip of unfinished terracotta containing 14 small dots in a horizontal line towards the top if it. And above this, half of another parallel band overpainted in greyish-black is present.
2008.9.14 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: one horizontal line overpainted in brownish-black along longest edge of fragment. Underneath this are 4 solid figure-eight marks, forming a parallel line, overpainted in the same colour.
2008.9.15 Interior: greyish-black wash with a band of unfinished terracotta running parallel to longest edge of fragment. Several narrowly and irregularly spaced parallel horizontal lines overpainted on the wash and unfinished section. Exterior: greyish-black wash overpainted, covering roughly half of exterior of fragment. Next to this is a band of unfinished terracotta bordered above and below by parallel lines overpained in a brownish-red colour.
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.
2008.9.17 Interior: brownish-red wash with a narrow band of unfinished terracotta parallel to one edge of the fragment with a thin parallel line of a darker red within this. Exterior: 2 widely spaced horizontal parallel lines overpainted in redish-brown.
2008.9.18 Interior: traces of a pinkish wash. 1 short diagonal line overpainted in brown remains. Exterior: narrow horizontal raised lip across longest edge of fragment with a narrow parallel line overpainted in brown below this. Several narrow vertical parallel lines join onto this and there are traces of a redish-brown wash.
2008.9.19 Exterior: 5 parallel horizontal lines of differing thicknesses are overpainted accross one corner of the fragment. The bottom three are narrower and overpained in brownish-grey, above these is a pinkish-red wider line and above this another greyish-brown line.
2008.9.20 Interior: greyish-black wash fading to a reddish-brown colour, leaving a small section of unfinished terracotta across one corner of fragment. Exterior: greyish-black wash with a narrow band of unfinished terracotta parallel to one edge, with 7 small dots overpainted in the same greayish black colour within it.
2008.9.21 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: several narrow parallel horizontal bands overpainted in a pinkish-red and greyish-brown across fragment, interspersed by a band of unfinished terracotta and another similar band above.
2008.9.22 Interior: reddish-black wash with a narrow strip of unfinished terracotta across longest edge. Same colour overpainted in the top of the rim. Exterior: 1 thick horizontal band overpainted in a reddish-black colour just underneath the rim.The space below this is left unfinished.
2008.9.23 Interior: reddish-black wash. Exterior: redish-black wash with a raised lip of unfinished terracotta along one edge, containing three fairly thick diagonal brush-stroke marks overpainted in a redish-black colour.
2008.9.24 Interior: greyish-black wash, top of rim overpainted in same greyish-black colour. Exterior: Greyish black wash, interspersed by 2 horizontal bands of unfinished terracotta, the lower band wider than the upper. The lower band has 7 smaller dots overpainted within it.
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.
2008.9.26 Interior: greyish-black wash. Exterior: 3 thin narrowly-spaced lines run parallel to one of the edges of the fragment. The upper of these is overpainted in a greayish-black colour, the 2 lower are a redish-brown. Below these lines are three greyish-black dots interspersed by vertical thick greyish black and thinner redish-brown lines.
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.
2008.9.28 Interior: greyish-black wash covers half of the interior, the other half is left unfinished. Exterior: A wide pinkish-red strip is overpainted across the centre of the exterior. Above this is the remains of a parallel greyish-black line with 4 greyish black vertical lines attached to it. Below are 2 unfinshed circles, bordered by a greyish-black outline.
2008.9.4 Exterior: 2 front legs of an animal, joining onto a body is overpainted in greysh-black. 5 short vertical lines are etched across the body and a few other etched lines define the back legs and chest of the animal. 2 back legs and a tail are partially present. A thick horizontal band and below a thinner band run parallel to the bottom-edge of the fragment. The animal appears to be standing on the thinner band, and there are 2 circle between the front and back legs, and two circles to the right of it.
2008.9.7 Exterior: Three parallel horizontal curved lines overpainted in reddish-brown. 2 of them narrowly-spaced and 1 further apart.
REDMG:1953.25.6 Plain rim below which are attached two horizontal round handles; tapering sides and broad angled ring foot. Black gloss except for lower part of body and foot reserved. Overpainted on sides with red band at rim, red band below handles, red band at bottom of black gloss above a broad band of rays extending to the foot, with a black line at the join with the foot, and red on the exterior surface of the foot. Underside decorated with three thin concentric circles towards centre of base.
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