ILLUSTRATIONS OF POT-SHAPED VESSELS. 



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The vessel shown in Fig. 39G is still more pot-like. The neck is higher 

 than the preceding and is slightly constricted. It is of very rude con- 

 struction and finish. The rim is furnished with two small horizontal 



Fig. 395.— Pot: Arkansas (?).■ 



Fig. 396.— Pot: Waverly, Tennessee. — J. 



projections, and the body is somewhat obscurely lobed. It represents 

 a very numerous class, especially plentiful iu Southeast Missouri. 



The little pot presented in Fig. 397 has the body covered with rude 

 nodes. The neck is surrounded by a heavy fillet, notched obliquely in 

 imitation of a twisted cord. Four rude handles have also been attached. 



Fig. 397.— Pot: Arkansas (?) 5. 



Fig. 398.— Pot: Arkansas.- 



In Fig. 398 we have one of the rudest examples iu the collection. 

 The neck is furnished with four handles, which alternate with four ver- 

 tical ribs. The body is misshapen and rough, and is ornamented with 

 a series of nearly vertical ridges, a rather usual device, and one which 

 is sometimes very neatly executed. 



The body of the nicely finished pot shown iu Fig. 399 is embellished 

 with short, incised markings, arranged in vertical lines. The neck is 

 furnished with a heavy indented band and four strong handles. The 

 locality 7 given is " Four-Mile Bayou, Alabama." 



The specimen given in Fig. 400 illustrates the use of great numbers 

 of handles. In this case there are sixteen. They are gracefully formed 

 and add much to the appearance of the vessel, which is really a bowl 

 with wide, flaring rim. Iu most of its characters it resembles the pots. 



