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scroll (a characteristic of Ortiga sherds), this time in a split arc panel, 

 was noted on the gourd bottle shape (Vessel P-40). 



One vessel (Find 45) (pi. 8, c, d) combined a single square face ele- 

 ment with a split arc with scroll pattern. The face closely resembles 

 a design on a gold plaque found in Grave No. 26, a Late Period grave, 

 at Sitio Conte (Lothrop, 1937, fig. 92). 



As mentioned earlier, very few spouts were found attached to the 

 bottles, so that much of what follows is based on the assumption that 

 the patterns described belong with this particular bottle form. The 

 few spouts found intact were decorated with simple banding, and com- 

 plete vessels with chevron design spouts have also been found (by Dr. 

 Russell Mitchell, personal communication) (fig. 49, /). Other pat- 

 terns found on spouts which clearly do not belong to the El Hatillo 

 type bottles and bird bottles and, therefore, probably are valid here, 

 include the following: triangle in zigzag elements (fig. 49, g), barred 

 rectangles (fig. 49, h), both of which occur in the Ortiga variety, cross- 

 hatching, pointer elements (fig. 49, d), spectacle or paneled elements 

 similar to the tail patterns of the Nispero and Ortiga varieties (fig. 

 49, c), a toothed element alternating red and purple (fig. 49, h), and 

 various blob or dot on line elements (fig. 49, e) again similar to the 

 Parita type. Anon variety. 



General comment. — It is evident from the above that this vessel form 

 with its characteristic decoration straddles two types and, in this 

 sense, is a perfect example of one of the primary difficulties encountered 

 in establishing a typology. In any case, the Calabaza variety shares 

 paste, filler, and scroll elements, as well as the distinctive division of 

 polished design area ground slip and lower body unpolished ground 

 slip with the Parita type; while simultaneously sharing major elements 

 or patterns such as the closed arc, split arc, and seed pod (with dif- 

 ferent fill) with the Macaracas type. Since almost no Calabaza 

 variety sherds were found outside of Mound III, and none were found 

 in grave associations, there is no information available at present on 

 the temporal affinities of the variety. 



Geographical range. — I know of only one other example of this 

 variety (Mus. Amer. Ind. cat. No. 22/4823), but its provenience is 

 unknown. 



Chronological position. — No grave associations are known for this 

 variety and its stratigraphic occurrence is too meager to be helpful. 

 On the basis of surface treatment, including design elements, it is 

 probably closer in time to the Parita type than to the Macaracas. 



Relationships oj variety. — Related to both Macaracas and Parita 

 types, but more closely to the latter. Also related by form to the El 

 HatiUo type, El Hatillo variety. 



Bibliography. — None. 



