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POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



ated with a classic meander which encircles the body of the vessel. The 

 other, illustrated in Fig. 280, has the upper part covered with simple 



figures resembling bird tracks. 



Among tbe most novel works of 

 the ancient potter are the flat-bot- 

 tomed mugs with upright sides, and 

 with vertical handles which extend 

 the whole length of the vessel, giv- 

 ing very much the appearance of a 

 German beer mng. For a long time 

 it was thought improbable that a 

 vessel of this character should be 

 the bona fide work of the cliff dweller, 

 for his status of culture seemed to 

 call for globular bodies and rounded 



FIG. 284-Small bottle: f.io Sao Juan.- ^^ But gQ :mu|y ex;imples have 



been found that there is no longer room for doubt. 



Fig. 285. — Handled mug: Rio San Juan. — i. 



FIG. 286.— Handled mng: Rio Sun Juan.— J. 



FIG. 287 —Handled mug: Kio San Juan. — \. 



Fa:. 28ri.— Handled mug: Southern Utab.-J. 



Fig. 2S7 is restored from a large fragment brought from the San Juan 

 Valley. Its walls widen a little below, and the very pretty ornament is 



