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ample has a scjuare rim but a rounded bottom, and is covered with 

 a coat or slip of dark red clay. 



Fig. Ij. — I ^^.lu i'oiut, Ark. — ^. 



A small vessel from the same region as.the preceding has the rim 

 pressed in on the four sides, leaving shafp, projecting corners. 

 One of the most notable vessels in the collection is illustrated 



Fig. 14. — Halt's Point, Tenne-s.^Lx. ,. I 



in Fig. 14. It is a heavy casket consisting of two parts, body and * 

 lid, and is made as usual of clay and coarsely pulverized shell. It 



