VASES OF THE ALLIGATOR GROUP. 



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tlie eouclusidii tliat in tln' mind ni' tln' iioltcrs there was a close and 

 inip(.irt:iiit ri'l.itidiisliiii hd w cni tlir \cssfl ami the reptilian forms 

 emlx 1(1 It'll in Ixitli jihistic- ami snrfacc cmln-llishnient. The series of 

 examples which follow have a beai-ing upon this point. I shall begin 

 ^N'ith that in which the creature is most literally rendered. 



• In Fig. 199 the whole conformation of the vessel is considerably 

 modified through the attempt to perfect the likeness of the alligator, 

 whose head, tail, and legs are graphically rendered. The body, head, 

 and tail are covered with nodes, each of which is encircled by a black 

 ring and has a black dot upon the apex. Dotted rings and short strokes 

 of black occupy the interspaces. These devices represent the spines 



Fir. 200. Alligator vase h ith tfiiu. iitiimal hgiires of the alligator paintt'il on tbe sides— {. 



and scales of the creature's skin. The legs are marked with horizontal 

 stripes and oval spaces at the top inclose three dots each. The gen- 



