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slip shows through. Solid areas were outlined and then filled in (figs. 34-35; 

 pis. 9-10). 2) Alternating bands of red and white, white applied after red 

 and may overlap slightly onto red areas (fig. 36). 

 Motif: Rectilinear patterns composed of single or parallel lines forming 

 rectangular or diamond-sliaped areas or stepped designs are most typical of 

 white-on-red decoration. Curvilinear designs are rare. Solid areas are 

 typically rectangular, rarely circular, and most frequent on the exterior. 

 White and red designs are usually concentric bands, alternating white and red, 

 with red bands slightly wider than the white ones. A rare variant consists of 

 red and white spots on an unslipped surface (fig. 36, a). Painting is applied 

 to interior of shallow bowls, exterior of deep bowls and jars; occasionally to 

 both surfaces. 



Temporal Differences Within the Type: None discernible. Both white- 

 on-red and white and red techniques occur tliroughout the seriated sequence. 



Chronological Position of the Type: Characteristic throughout the seri- 

 ated sequence (see fig. 38). 



Jambeli White Painted (Jambeli Blanco Pintado) 



Size of Sample: 74 sherds. 



Paste: About 50 percent like Ayalan Plain; the remainder like Jambeli Plain; 



see those type descriptions for details. 

 Surface: 



Color: Red-orange, orange, brownish, or gray as a result of differential firing. 



A few sherds have a thin red wash; none has a polished red slip. 

 Treatment: Smoothed, sometimes leaving horizontal smoothing marks; surface 

 remains somewhat uneven and irregular with small defects. Broad scraping 

 tracks on interior. Mica flecks glisten on both surfaces. 

 Hardness: 3-4 

 Form (total rims from seriated samples, 25) : 

 Rim: Direct or everted with rounded lip. 

 Body wall thickness: 0.3-1.0 cm.; majority, 3-7 mm. 

 Base: Probably slightly flattened. 

 Reconstructed common vessel shapes: 

 Form 9 — 88 percent 

 Form 2 — 12 percent. 

 Additional rare vessel shapes: 1) Miniature vessel with rounded body, slightly 

 constricted mouth spanned by strap handle; height including handle 7.7 

 cm., maximum body diameter 5.6 cm., mouth diameter 3.5 cm. (pi. 11, /). 

 2) Jar of Form 9 with a horizontal flange around the neck 2 cm. below the 

 rim; mouth diameter 9 cm. (fig. 23, b). 

 Appendages: 



Horizontal Rim Lobe (pi. 11, d). A bowl of Form 2 has a prominent lobed 

 lug extending horizontally from the rim exterior. Width at point of 

 attachment, 6 cm.; outward projection, 3.5 cm. The upper surface has 

 two white bands perpendicular to the mouth. The specimen is from the 

 surface of Site 0-6. 

 Decoration (fig. 37; pi. 11): 



Technique: White painted lines 2-5 mm. wide, with variation in width on 



a single sherd. Differences in paint thickness produce color range from 



white to pinkish. Spacing of parallel lines not uniform. 



Motif: Parallel straight lines in groups of three or more, usually running 



vertically down from the rim. Rare examples have parallel horizontal lines 



