Anthrop. Pap. 



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PREHISTORY OF PANAMA VIEJO BIESE 



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Figure 11. — Rim profiles. 



Group three {v-z') consists of severely recurved rimsherds, some- 

 tinies flattened along the inner edge. They are of slipped red ware 

 and either not decorated or decorated by simple shell stamping along 

 the edges. They represent conventional wide-mouthed globular pots. 



DECORATIVE TECHNIQUES 



DESIGN MOTIFS 



Segments of serpents and lizards are the most common design 

 motifs of the brown wares. From the sherd material, it is impossible 

 in most cases to distinguish between the two. A serpent from a 

 large burial urn is illustrated in plate 3 and figure 2, This particular 



