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10-2) were present, ranging from 17-30 cms. in diameter and from 5-8 

 cms. in height, and fom- spouted and collared jars were found (Finds 

 5-c, 7-1, 11-1, and 14-2). Heights of these jars ranged from about 

 15-19 cms., and diameters from 15.5-20 cms. One example, Find 5-c, 

 was fluted. Lips had abroad, shallow groove and a low ridge running 

 around the upper surface (fig. 65, g). A pedestal bowl with shoulder 

 flutings and a broad, flat, incised lip similar to examples found at 

 Venado Beach and at He-1 was also recovered. This vessel. Find 5-6, 

 was 13 cms. tall, 17.5 cms. in maximum diameter and its pedestal was 

 not perforated as were some of those at Venado Beach. One other 

 possible example of the same variety consists of a plain pedestal only 

 (Find 17), which has a sm'face treatment and shape similar to others 

 of this variety, but cannot be positively identified. 



Red Line Wares 



The Red Line type is represented at the site by 14 sherds and a 

 number of complete vessels. Find 4-(z is a Pito variety jar. The 

 Red Daubed variety is represented by three vessels: a wide-mouthed, 

 collared and strap-handled jar (Find 10-1); an incensario with handle 

 missing (Find 16); and a wide-mouthed collared jar with red dribble 

 decoration on the collar exterior and shoulder and with rounded 

 points of attachment on the shoulders for two opposed loop handles 

 or adornos. The loop handles, which were missing, are not charac- 

 teristic of the variety as represented at He-1, Co-2, or He-8, but they 

 are illustrated by Lothrop for Sitio Conte (Lothrop, 1942, fig. 254, h). 

 A further possible Red Daubed vessel. Find 1-6, was left unclassified 

 due to its eroded and fragmentary condition. 



Three vessels were classified as of the Patterned and Modeled va- 

 riety and, again, the vague and tentative nature of this variety should 

 be stressed. Find b-d is a collared jar with rounded base and a rela- 

 tively high straight collar which flares out slightly (collar height 2.5 

 cms. compared to a total vessel height of 8 cms.; diameter 10 cms.) 

 with a faint red slip applied to the lip and collar exterior. An eroded, 

 pointed lug, possibly representing a bird's head and beak, is appended 

 to the shoulder. Its probable opposite is missing, but the point of 

 attachment for another lug is clearly visible on the other side of the 

 vessel. Another collared jar (Find b-e), with rounded base and a 

 high straight collar (collar height 5 cms. compared to a total vessel 

 height of 13 cms.; diameter of 15 cms.) is decorated with a red band 

 on the lip and a second one around the collar base. Rims on both 

 vessels are unmodified. Places for attachment of two opposed loop 

 handles are present on the shoulders of Find 5-e. The third vessel of 

 this variety (Find b-g) is a large plate (diameter esitmated at 46 cms.) 

 with an unmodified lip and rounded base. Decoration consists of red 



