80 ANCIKXT AIIT OF THK l'K( (V 1 N( K OK CHIKUHI. 



til which the Cliiri(iui;in8 seem to have att;i( licil i-dusidcralilc ini- 

 |i(irtaiK-c. It is rejjreseiited with a wide month (lis]il,i\ iii^- trrih. two 

 spines or horns upon tlie end of tlie snout, and tins n]Min the back 

 and sides. Fig. los nivcs the tup view of another fish vase, which is 

 supported, as are the otlieis. liy thive le^s. The body is fiat and is 

 encircled bv well modeleil hns. Tlie head is rather flat and lias the 



Fio. HIK. Top view of a fisb shaped vessel — i. 



eyes and nose on the upper surface. I close this .series of illustra- 

 tions with an outline of a fine vase (Fig. 109) the rim of which is deco- 

 rated with a single head of extremely grotesque and repulsive char- 

 actei'. 



Pig. 109. Cup with grotesque head attached to the lini < 



Black incised group. — This pottery, although closely related to the 

 other varieties in its leading features, jirest'iits diflVn-iices of a pro- 

 nounced character. The innnlicr of s])ccinieiis iccoMTed is rather 

 small. The largest piece has a capacity nf periiajis a ipiart. Some 

 of the forms are identical with those of other groups, but a few are 

 peculiar to this ware. The color is black, brown, or dark gray, and 

 in most cases the entire mass is quite dark. The decoration is exe- 

 cuted in two somewhat distinct styles: in one the lines were scratched 

 or engraved subsequently to the hardening of the clay; in the other 



