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above and below this the method of ornamentation is similar. Im- 

 mediately under the rim are three horizontal lines, and between the 

 lowest of these horizontal lines and the concave moulding is a band 

 of lozenge-shaped figures, each filled in with four or five parallel ver- 

 tical lines. Below the concave moulding there is an almost exactly 

 similar band of ornamentation (Plate X., Fig. 3). 



Um No. 4. This urn was recovered from the cist at Tifty, 

 Fyvie. It is an example of the low-brimmed type of " drinking cup " 

 or beaker urn. Beaker urns are usually found associated with an 

 unburnt burial ; however, in this cist, incineration had been practised. 

 The urn measures 6 inches in height by 4| inches in diameter at the 

 brim, and 2 inches in diameter at the base. The urn is an example 

 of sub-type y 4, and as the Hon. John Abercromby has shown, this 

 sub-type of beaker urn seems to be confined to the north-east of 

 Scotland. 



The surface of the urn is of a light brown colour, while the 

 interior is much darker in colour and comparatively smooth. 



TABLE IV. 

 MEASUEEMENTS IN MM. OF DENS PEOM SHOET CISTS. 



The ornamentation is arranged in bands, passing horizontally 

 round the urn, plain spaces alternating with these bands. There are 

 four bands of ornamentation, the scheme of ornamentation in each 

 band being similar in character. Each band consists of three rows of 



parallel linos crossing obliquely between marginal horizontal lines, 



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