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these sherds belong is to be found elsewhere in the ruin. Features 

 which correspond in all sherds are : A rather coarse-textured paste is 

 used which burned red with a dark core ; tempering consists of crushed 

 rock of light color and possibly a small amount of pulverized pot- 

 sherds ; the slip is of a deep red color applied both inside and outside 

 of bowls; vessel forms consist of bowls only, and these are unusually 

 deep ' with slightly incurved rims and rounded or squarish lips ; the 



Fig. 5. — Black-on-red sherds from Showlow ruin which probably antedate the 

 lower horizon. (3 actual size.) 



decoration is in a thin black paint" which has a slaty appearance and m 

 some places is obliterated. Brush-work is very crude ; lines were over- 

 carried and variable in width. A narrow black line below the rim on 

 the inner surface is characteristic of all the fragments in the collection. 

 The designs consist of rudimentary hatching, dentate elements, 

 terraces, and triangular figures. These are separated from the rim- 

 line by a narrow unpainted zone. There is no exterior decoration. 

 If the inference is correct that this type is aberrant to the lower 

 horizon, belonging to an older culture stratum, its age is unquestionably 

 pre-1200. While the provenance of this ware is not clear, I ain of 



' The Showlow collection in the possession of Gila Pueblo, Globe, has several 

 complete examples. 



