)TTLES OF THE L()8T COLOR C4ROrP. 



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ment. consisting of scalloped and plain lines, encircle the neck and 

 the body of the vessel In finishmi? this piece the whole surface was 

 painted a rich red and hl^h^^ jjoIisIikI tin ii ililukioitw is ipplied. 

 covering the bod\ tioin tin lip to tin hi^i .| tin d.si^i, ,,1.1 linally 

 the delineating fluid w i^ iiiplnd n ih..\ m^ ihi li] u k as slmw n in the 

 narrow lines the shaiph I iM it 1 niN lud the bioad, plain band 



Fig. 103. Small red bottle nitli 



■ of plain and scalloped 



Fio. 104. Small ivil lintik- h:i:, : m trie devices — J-. 



between. The second exani])li' (Kii;-. ]ii4) varies somewhat in shajie 

 and design, but is identical in color and manipulation. The dark 

 figures are merely the interspaces, although they appear at first 

 glance to have been intended for the design proper. 



In a numerous series of vossols the decorafed bands are divided into 

 compartments or pant 'Is. oflin louriii iiuinbcr. which spaces are occu- 

 pied bylines and fimins of :;rfatly divi-rsified characters. In the 

 example shown in Fig. Ki.j the ground color of the inincipal zone is 

 in the light yellow gray tint of the slip, the remainder being red. 

 This lends brilliancy to "the effect. 



