HOLMES.) VASES OF THE WHITE LINE (JROUP. HI 



and eyes appearing on the front and the ears at the sides. A few 

 incised lines seen iipon the inner surface of the handle stand for the 

 hair. Upon the shoulder are two sharp nodes, standing for the 

 breasts, and between these are niarkings that represent a necklace. 

 A rude design in red lines covers the upper surface of the bodJ^ 



A graceful sliapc is illustrated in Fig. 160. The paste is a ,t;-rayish 

 orange on the surfai-r ami is I'atlier dark within llii- Thiclvcr jjorlions 

 of the walls. The under surface is miich blackeneil liy use over tire. 

 An interesting feature is seen upon the handles at the highest point 

 of the loop. Instead of the single indented transverse fillet observed 

 in similar forms in other groups, we have two such features, set 

 about an inch apart, and between them are two indented nodes which 

 stand for eyes, and a number of indentations within the space refer 

 to other features of the animal suggested. Upon the shoulder and 

 collar of the vessel are carelessly drawn geometric patterns in red 

 lines. 



The ivhite line group. — One group of vases, of which we have but 

 four pieces, is characterized by the use of a whitish pigment in de- 

 coration. Not one of the collections that I have seen is well sup- 

 plied with this class of ware, and hence little can be said of its varie- 

 ties of form and ornament. All are tripods, but the shapes of the ves- 

 sels vary considerably. Two small pieces are from latitude 8° 40' north 

 and longitude 82° 33' west. One of these is shown in Fig. IGl. They 

 are small, rather carelessly finished tripods, with narrow necks and 



Fig. 161. Small tripod vase with animal figures in whit« — j 



flattened bodies. The inner surface of the orifice and the under side of 

 the liody are jiaiiited a dull red. The remainder of the surface is a 

 warm re(l(Iisli ,i;ray, the color of the slip and the paste. The legs in 

 the piece tiguieil represent some small creature with a rabbit-like face 

 and a body which tapers gradually to the base. Two feet are placed 

 near the middle of the body, which is striped transversely with white 

 lines. A white collar crosses the neck and the eyes are white dots. 

 The upper surface of the vase is embellished with two animal figures, 

 executed in a white earthy pigment. They may refer to the alligator, 



