ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 



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men. The color of the slip is a pale, reddish gray, a little darker 

 than an ordinary flesh tint. The paste is seen to be yellowish where 

 the surface has been injured. The ornament is a simple meander, 

 consisting of three incised lines. It is said to have been found 

 in Arkansas. Other bowls of like form and of elegant finish are 

 found in the collection. They are generally dark in color, and 

 have large apertures, low walls and flattened bases. The meander, 

 inostly in its more simple forms, is the favorite decoration. 



The largest and most pleasing vessel of this class is from Alabama, 

 and is shown in Fig. 102. 



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Fig. 102. — Alabama. — \. 



The aperture is ten and a half inches in diameter, and the height 

 nine and one-half inches. The form is full above and somewhat 

 conical below. The walls are thin and even and the surface well 

 polished. 



The color is dark and shows the usual fire mottlings. There is no ad- 

 mixture of shell material, finely pulverized micaceous matter appear- 

 ing in its place. The ornamentation is simple, but is applied in 

 a way to greatly enhance the beauty of the vessel. It con- 

 sists of a single broad zone of incised figures. A zigzag line me- 



