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A STUDY OF CHIRIQUIAN ANTIQUITIES. 



lines, to some of which comblike patterns are attached. Contrary to custom, the 

 interior of this shallow open-mouthed bowl is undecorated, except by a spattering 

 of paint, which may or may not be intentional. 



When the vessels are shallow, the painted decoration is confined to the upper 

 rim and the interior, where it would be the most easily visible. Figure 158 is 



Fig- 157- 



Fig. 158. 



Fig- 157- Bowl with low annular base; from 



Gualaca. Red line ware. V 

 Fig. 158. Bowl with perforated annular base. 



Red line ware. '/ 



Fig. 159. 



Fig. 160. 



Fig. 159. Shallow bowl with perforated 

 annular bell-shaped base ; from El 

 Banco. Red line ware. */' 



Fig. 1 60. Globular vase. Red line ware. 1 /' 



an example. The annular base or foot is pierced by four unsymmetrical holes. 

 On the interior, a gridiron-like pattern reaches from margin to margin, passing 

 by the center and provided with two lateral projections near each end. The 

 annular foot in figure 159 is taller, bell-shaped and provided with two large sym- 



