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Triangular fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish clay. The three heart-shaped leafs in the centre are set with their widest parts facing each other. On two sides these are bordered by bands with a wavy pattern in the middle. The back shows imprints of reeds/organic materials that were used in wall-facing.

Title Triangular fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.278
Fragment of wall-decoration (?) made of light grey clay with traces of red paint. The crescent-shaped object is decorated with two incised lines.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration (?) made of light…

Pressmark MAS.279
Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish clay. The object is pear-shaped with one oval and one heart-shaped incision. Most likely a lotus-petal is depicted here.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish clay.…

Pressmark MAS.280
Fragment of wall-decoration made of light grey clay with traces of red paint. The crescent-shaped object is decorated with two incised lines.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of light grey…

Pressmark MAS.281
Fragment of a statue, modelled in the round. Depicted is a corkscrew-lock with a deeply-incised middle line and a downward turned tip. Moulded using light yellowish clay, covered with a slip, probably fired.

Title Fragment of a statue, modelled in the…

Pressmark MAS.282
Fragment of a statue made of light red clay with traces of a white slip. Depicted is a human foot (left). The proportions are incorrect, the toes too long and the underside of the foot not plain enough for it to have supported a standing statue.

Title Fragment of a statue made of light…

Pressmark MAS.283
Fragment of a floral decoration made of dark grey clay with a lighter slip. Shown here is a quatrefoil flower with a central boss and rounded petals. On one side it is resting on two voluted leaves with a deeply incised line in the middle. On the opposite side the remains of two more voluted leaves are visible.

Title Fragment of a floral decoration made of…

Pressmark MAS.284
Fragment of a statue, made of light-coloured clay. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of a statue, made of light-coloured…

Pressmark MAS.285
Fragment of relief plaque made of dark brown moulded and fired clay. Shown is a seated Buddha wearing a robe with prominent folds. A fragment of a head nimbus enclosed by a plain band is visible. He is shown seated, with crossed legs and closed eyes. The ears are strongly elongated, the hands are hidden under a part of the robe.;

Title Fragment of relief plaque made of dark…

Pressmark MAS.286

Item type plaque
Rim-sherd of a vessel made of gray clay. Parallel bands, each of which consists of little holes, have been stamped into the rim. From the decoration of the body of the vessel, three bands remain that are separated by a plain incised line. The first and the third band are formed by one incised zigzag-line, the second band, located in between them is a wave-like pattern that was made using a comb. The remains of a handle are visible.

Title Rim-sherd of a vessel made of gray…

Pressmark MAS.287

Item type vessel
Sherd of a wheel-thrown vessel made of yellowish grey clay with traces of red paint. In the middle is an applied cordon decorated with incised criss-cross lines. Above and below are two lines of a wave-like pattern that has been incised using a comb.

Title Sherd of a wheel-thrown vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.288

Item type vessel
Sherd of a vessel made of red clay with a light-coloured slip. Of the decoration an incised zigzag-line is visible that is bordered by a plain incised band.

Title Sherd of a vessel made of red…

Pressmark MAS.289

Item type vessel
Fragment of wall-decoration (?) made of yellowish grey clay. The triangular object depicts several flames.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration (?) made of yellowish…

Pressmark MAS.290
Fragment of a statue, made of yellow clay. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of a statue, made of yellow…

Pressmark MAS.291
Fragment of an ornament, made of yellow clay with traces of a light-coloured slip. The curled shape, here with two notched lines at the borders, is most commonly addressed as cloud ornament. Often it is part of the border of a halo. The ornament can be curled clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Title Fragment of an ornament, made of yellow…

Pressmark MAS.292
Fragment of a floral ornament made of moulded brown clay, possibly once depicting a stalk. The only part that remains is the upper part of a heart-shaped form decorated with two deeply incised lines. For a larger fragment that was probably made using the same mould see MAS.294.

Title Fragment of a floral ornament made of…

Pressmark MAS.293
Fragment of a floral ornament made of moulded dark brown clay, possibly depicting a stalk. The object has a wavy shape and increases in width, ending in two rounded lobes.Four deeply incised lines form an additional decoration.

Title Fragment of a floral ornament made of…

Pressmark MAS.294
Fragment of a floral decoration made of dark grey clay with traces of yellow and grey slip remaining. Visible is the rest of a flower with rounded petals. It is resting on two voluted leaves, each with a deeply incised line in the middle. The leaves merge seamlessly into a broad stem with three incised line in total.

Title Fragment of a floral decoration made of…

Pressmark MAS.295
Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay with a yellow slip. The object is pear-shaped with one oval and one heart-shaped incision. Most likely a lotus-petal is depicted here.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of red clay…

Pressmark MAS.296
Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish grey clay with traces of red pigments visible. The rosette-shaped ornament has a raised boss and eight pointed petals. The centre of each petal is incised with a deep line.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish grey…

Pressmark MAS.297
Fragment of wall-decoration made of grey clay with traces of red pigments visible. The rosette-shaped ornament has a raised boss and eight rounded petals. The centre of each petal is incised with a deep line.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of grey clay…

Pressmark MAS.298
Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish grey clay with traces of red pigments visible. The rosette-shaped ornament has a raised boss and eight petals, partly rounded partly pointed. The centre of each petal is incised with a deep line.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of yellowish grey…

Pressmark MAS.299
Fragment of wall-decoration made of dark grey clay with traces of red pigments and gilding (?) visible. The rosette-shaped ornament has a raised boss and eight pointed petals. The centre of each petal is incised with a deep line.

Title Fragment of wall-decoration made of dark grey…

Pressmark MAS.300
Fragment of a wall-decoration (?) made of brown clay with traces of red paint. The quatrefoil has a raised boss and angular petals each with an incised line in the middle.

Title Fragment of a wall-decoration (?) made of…

Pressmark MAS.301

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