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Black-figure, chimney-type lekythos. Light orange-brown, very fine-grained clay with fine gold mica. Orange wash on neck; balance is solid black except decoration area, which is thick lustrous black on white ground. Two-degree ring base; very small hollow beneath; tall, narrow, tapering tubular body; sharp shoulder carination. Tall narrow neck; flat everted chimney-type rim, single small handle. Decoration: below, one broad, two narrow black bands; above, three palmettes set sideways. Scene depicts a warrior departing in chariot, behind which are a male and female (who wears chiton and himation). Seated on backless stool in front of chariot is draped figure holding reversed spear.
Clay bowl with a cream slip; buff on surface, medium-grained clay, slightly gritty to the touch with small white limestone particles and occasional flakes of mica. Black, thin, matt paint. Hemispherical bowl, rounded bottom, large forked wishbone handle attached below rim. Decoration consists of crosshatched bands radiating from the bottom and of subsidiary dots.
Pottery horse head covered with a red-brown slip. Ears, eyes, nostrils and mouth are in shallow relief. Teeth are painted white. Traces of white, which appear to be fade-out marks for a bridle are seen around and across the snout. Traces of orange paint are found at nostrils and edges of the mouth. A hole runs through from one side of the mouth to the other.
Tall human male figure with a rounded head, inflated stomach, prominent groin area, short arms and short legs. The head has an extra circle around it with small ear-like projections out each side, incised eyes and mouth. The figure is surrounded by birds. Extending over its head are two Byth’s hornbill heads which go up then the beaks point down. There are two other protruding bird heads appearing over the shoulder of the human. Between the legs of the human figure is another bird with its tail hanging down and its head facing upwards with its bird slightly ajar. All are painted in various stylized patterns in orange, yellow and white on a black ground. There is a necklace painted in white on the chest of the human figure.
Clay jug consisting of a grey-buff, coarse-grained clay with very gritty feel, full of large white limestone particles and smaller dark grits, visible on the surface. Dark grey-brown, thin matt paint. Flat, slightly raised base, globular body, trefoil rim, short neck, flattened vertical strap handle attached to rim and upper portion of body. Decoration of body consists of three groups, each consisting of two circles made up of a dot surrounded by three concentric rings broadening from interior to exterior. There is a broad band at junction of body and spout, lines on handle and a band with pendant eyes at the rim.
Jug made of red, gritty clay and covered in a cream slip. Red-brown, thin, matt paint is used to decorate. Rounded base and a globular body with a straight neck. On top is a beaked mouth with a vertical handle from the rim to the shoulder; lugs on either side of neck near top and at base of neck opposite handle. Decoration consists of horizontal, parallel lines on neck and handle, on the body groups of oblique lines and on the base, three groups of three parallel lines.
Wolf mask which projects up and out from the plane of a dancer's forehead. The black and white head has a snout and partly laid back ears on top of the head. Ears have a black exterior; interior, rimmed in white, is red and green with a white split-u. Top of head, brows and snout are black with white lines and arcs on mouth, cheeks, top of snout and edges of head. Outer white orb sweeps from back bottom of mask up to top of snout. Eye is black eyelid line with an inner line in red, a white eyeball and the pupil is a black dot within the circle of the iris. Teeth are white rectangles lined in red; canines are pointed. Red tongue is a flat disk projecting from mouth, resting against the snout. The lips are red; red nostrils have two white drilled holes. One green ovoid behind each eye and three green split-u's on either cheek. Four, rectangular pieces of abalone in brow and five pieces above the mouth are set with nails. Long, white, cotton shoelaces are tied to the back, corner of the mask.
White and gold daruma doll. Face in light pink with black accents. Blank eyes.
Red and gold daruma doll. Face in light pink with black accents. Blank eyes.
Human figure with enlarged head and broken crest or headdress, a hunchback, bent legs and upraised arms, one of which is partially broken. Black paint seems to be confined to upper body and head. Broken areas and paint areas are highly worn. There is a spatter of yellow-green paint on left side. A transverse hole runs beneath the arms.