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A small ceramic jar with a flattened sphere and a flat base. There are vertical striations from base to flat shoulder which is marked by slight ridge. The unglazed small mouth is set directly into the shoulder. The light yellow-white fine grained body is covered with grey-white translucent crackled glaze, pooling to an opaque white in the striations and to a light grey-green white near the base.
Jar made of grey clay consisting of a small globular body with base, wide neck and flaring rim. Originally two ring handles emerged from body at upward angle but one now missing. Decoration poorly executed in dark brown becoming red-brown on light brown colour of body. Painting consists of two horizontal bands on inside of rim and two on outside surface of neck. Below this is another line then a zigzag band, followed by a line and a horizontal band of chevrons. Below the chevrons is a line then three dark bands to the foot of the jar. Upper surface of surviving handle shows signs of decoration underside of base left reserved.
Clay bottle consisting of a globular body with narrow neck, flat flared rim. Connected with shoulder by flat handle. Light brown chalky surface with evidence of black painting on most of the surface; shoulder and sides of rim retain traces of decoration consisting of black dots. Top of rim decorated with radiating lines. Body decorated in quatrefoil pattern consisting of a vertical oval with line through it in black on either side project arrow-head shaped designs filled in with crosshatching. Radiating from central oval are two simplified blossoms in brown. Below handle is a design consisting of a circle with a cross through it.
Chimney-type lekythos. Jug has a tall cylindrical body, widening slightly at the top with a long thin neck flaring at the end, and a narrow foot and disc-like base in two degrees. Strap handle rises vertically from shoulder half way up neck then curves back and attaches to neck. Clay colour is red with added decoration in white and black. Interior of neck in black leaving rim reserved, exterior of neck black only down to where handle attached. Outer surface of handle in black. Shoulder decorated with radiating tongues. Frieze band on upper body given a white background and upper border consisting of a double band of offset dots between two lines. Figures on body depict combat between a female and male with fruit laden trees in background. Figures are in black against a white background. Female figure shown advancing from left to right, dressed in a long draped garment and attic helmet with a tall crest support. The crest of the helmet extends beyond the figured frieze into the dot frieze. The male is naked except for a Corinthian helmet with crest holder which he wears pulled back on his head; he is armed with a long spear and shield.
Round covered box with straight sides. The lid has a slightly convex top. The lid is just slightly larger in outside diameter than the body. There is no ridge on the lid or body onto which the lid can sit. It has a low foot. The body is covered with a grey-blue glaze except for the foot, base, top rim of body and rim of lid. These unglazed areas are fired a buff colour and where the glaze ends is a clear line of orange. There are dark spots on the lid where grit has stuck. Inked letter and number on the underside.
Round eleven-lobed shallow dish with thick whitish-grey glaze dripping on rim. The cavetto is decorated with a series of vertical grooves. The grooves are in varying degrees of shallowness with parts of the cavetto almost smooth. These grooves are more prominent on the underside of the dish. The foot ring is unglazed. Three inked marks in black, white and red on the underside.
Green lead glazed ewer with slightly flared foot and a round body that goes into a neck that flares into another shoulder. A spout is attached to shoulder and handle is attached to shoulder and secondary shoulder in neck.
Octagonal ceramic box with lid. Base and lid are of equal proportions with a slightly convex underside. Grey white body with fine glaze crackling. Outer edge of lid surface is ornamented with a faint combed wave pattern. The underside, 0.7 cm. of the base, lip, and most of the side of the box are unglazed. The box has an overglaze character in the inside surface. The lid is glazed throughout except for the rim and parts of the upper inner sides. Two sets of inked letter and numbers one on the inside lid and one on the underside.
Small stoneware bowl with foot ring, undecorated sloping rim and matte lustre finish inside. The outer surface except for parts of the top edge is unglazed. Interior of foot ring is rough with string cut marks and the centre comes to a peak. A set of inked letter and numbers is written beside the foot ring.
Clay jug consisting of a globular body with long tapering neck and flared mouth. Strap handle emerges vertically from body and curves inwards connecting with neck at its mid-point. Bottom of jug flares into a small ring-like base. Colour of clay is cream with decoration in orange consisting of bands and vertical lines. Mouth of jug and interior are orange. Neck decorated with three horizontal lines to above handle; below handle attachment point on neck-body junction is a thick orange line; below this is a wide area left reserved except for three groups of vertical lines, below this is a thick horizontal band, three thin lines and another thick band. Below a reserve band are another series of horizontal lines and a thick band at the foot. Side edges of handle are orange and its face is decorated with three bands.