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Condition report
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The rim of lid restored with a crack visible through the restoration. The body broken and repaired from several large fragments with fill and overpainting visible along the breaks. Some of the black pigment likely enhanced. The body misfired. With overall minor surface wear and abrasions, some glaze loss and light incrustation. Two white stickers to underside, one reading “E2488, Corinth, 1st half 6th cent BC” and the other “£320.” A small orange sticker also to underside.