Ladd] PARrrA AND SANTA MARIA ARCHEOLOGY, PANAMA 175 



escotX polychrome; black-on-buff variety 



Sample. — 343 sherds. 



Paste. — Same as Black-on-red variety. 



Shapes. — Two shapes occur in this variety: (a) large collared jars 

 with straight flaring high collars and angled shoulders (fig. 62, a, h) 

 though not as sharply angled as those of the Crosshatched variety 

 and (b) smaller bowls with incurved rims and generally unmodified 

 lips (fig. 62, ^,i). 



Surface. — The ground color of the shoulder or upper portion of the 

 vessel body is of a buff which sometimes approaches a white shade. 

 The body below the shoulder may be buff, but is more often covered 

 with a red wash. A black line often encircles the vessel, forming a 

 border between the buff and the red. Designs on this buff ground 

 are in black line and sometimes red and include: 



1. A broad red horizontal band at the top of the design zone 

 under which is arranged a series of two to four narrow black hori- 

 zontal Hues with black triangles pendent from the lowest line. These 

 black Hues may be arranged in vertical or diagonal groups below the 

 collar, or in such a way as to form a chevronlike zone. Occasion- 

 ally, a black line from the apex of the triangle will be extended down 

 to join the shoulder border. 



2. A row of small black squares may be interspersed between the 

 parallel horizontal black lines. 



3. Negatively expressed leaf -shaped elements framed in black 

 occur. 



4. Vertical fines occur rarely on the collar exterior. 



5. Rows of parallel horizontal black fines may occur below the 

 rim, generaUy accompanied by a black line on the fip. 



6. Other miscellaneous elements which occur are black double 

 spirals, a series of black and white diamonds, and spear point elements. 



Geographical range. — See comments for Black-on-red variety. 



Chronological position. — Probably the same as the Black-on-red 

 variety. 



Relationships of variety. — See comments for the Black-on-red 

 variety. ActuaUy, these two are so close in design and form that they 

 might well be classed as one variety. 



Bibliography. — Same as that for the Black-on-red variety. 



escotI polychrome; chevron variety 



Sample. — 13 sherds. 

 Paste. — Same as Black-on-red variety. 



Shapes. — Bowls or jars with incurving rims and unmodified to 

 sfightly pointed lips (fig. 62, k-m). 



