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Figure 23.— Rim embellishments: a, spouts; h, neck flanges; c, body flanges; d, undulating 



rims; e, rim lugs. 



Reconstructed common vessel shapes: Forms 12, 4, and 9. 

 Decoration (pi. 7; figs. 24-29): 



Technique: Incisions alone or combined with nubbins, openwork, or impressed 

 rings. Incised lines straight and sharply defined (fig. 24). Width 0.5-1.5 

 mm.; depth 0.5-2.0 mm.; generally with little variation on single sherd. 

 Incised lines combined with rings and openwork are more deeply cut than 

 those associated with nubbins. Nubbins are small (diameter 4-6 mm.) 

 circular pellets of slight elevation, and not worked into the adjacent surface 

 (pi. 7). Openwork consists of small circular perforations or small openings 

 triangular or approximately keyhole in shape, typically not exceeding 1.5 cm. 

 in maximum dimension (figs. 25-26). Impressed rings always have a punctate 

 in the center (figs. 27-28). 



Motif: Rectilinear patterns composed of straight parallel, intersecting, or 

 stepped lines. Only one of the three forms of embellishments associated 

 with incision — openwork, impressed rings, or applique pellets — is used on 

 any single vessel. Designs are simple. Incision and pellets occur moat 

 frequently on Form 9, incision and openwork on annular bases of Form 4, 

 and incision and impressed rings on flanges of Form 12. 



