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have perceptible quantities of limestone or shell temper, and a few have large 

 grains of hematite, as much as 2-3 mm. in diameter. 



The color falls within the Crosshatched subvariety range except for a small 

 group of sherds which have a lighter or darker salmon color (Maerz and Paul: 

 "musk melon," ll-A-8; "persimmon," 6-E-12). The darker pastes are most 

 frequently associated with unslipped, buff-colored sherds. 



Hardness ranges from 3-4 on Mohs' scale with the average about 3.5. Thick- 

 ness ranges from 5-13 mm. with modes at 6 and 8 mm. Firing is generally 

 uniform but dark cores or darkened edges occur. 



Shapes. — Medium deep to medium shallow open bowls ranging in interior 

 orifice diameter from 12-40 cms. Lips are often flanged on the exterior. Some 

 have a slight interior flange (fig. 59, h-j), but otherwise fall within the rim form 

 range of the Crosshatched subvariety. Occasionally they exhibit "ears" or 

 painted exterior flanging (fig. 59, j, j'). 



Surface. — All interior surfaces are smooth with a burnished appearance. Exte- 

 rior surfaces are usually smooth, but less careful work has often left granular 

 areas. Virtually all interiors are covered with a red slip, often light enough to 

 be termed a wash (Maerz and Paul: "nasturtium," 4-1-12; "Spanish cedar," 

 6-J-lO). On a few salmon-colored sherds (Maerz and Paul, 12-D-8), the red 

 paint occupies a circumferential zone of variable width below the lip exterior. 

 Exterior surfaces are more variable; a few are slipped, but mere streaks or daubed 

 areas are the rule. Smoke clouds appear frequently on the exteriors, rarely on 

 the interiors. 



Design units are subtriangular zones, probably four to a vessel, in which the 

 truncated apex generally points out. In those cases where the apex points in, 

 the ground is always buff rather than red. These subtriangular zones are bordered 

 by solid black triangles which are connected by a continuous black line along the 

 interior edge of the lip. The designs within the subtriangular zones consist of 

 parallel black lines arranged parallel to the radius of the vessel, or transversely 

 across the lip. The black decoration occasionally extends over the lip edges 

 and the lines are rather unevenly drawn (see pi. 13, a, b, e). 



CIECUMBANDED SUBVARIETT 



Sample. — 93 sherds. 



Paste. — Falls within the range of the two previous subvarieties except that it 

 is somewhat harder, ranging 3.5-4 on Mohs' scale. 



Shapes. — Deep and shallow bowls, primarily with rim forms "c" and "e" of 

 figure 59. Three additional rare rim shapes, including a collar rim, are illustrated 

 in figure 59, k-m. 



Surface. — Surfaces are generally the same as in the two previous subvarieties 

 with respect to color and type of finish. The decoration in this subvariety, 

 however, consists of two to five parallel black lines arranged circumferentially 

 around the lip (pi. 13, c). The latter may be either buff or red sUpped. Eight 

 sherds are treated with shell edge stamping on the outside edge of the Up. 



BLACK BANDED SUBVARIETY 



Sample. — 117 sherds. 



Paste. — Same as previous subvarieties. 



Shapes. — Same as previous subvarieties. 



Surface. — A single black line along the inner edge of the lip and/or part of a 

 black triangle pattern. Since both of these elements occur in the Radial Banded 

 and Crosshatched subvarieties, this group will be treated as a residual category. 

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